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Category Archives: Reading
A Habit
Every day my web browser offers me a selection of “thought-provoking articles.” I’m a total sucker for them. This morning I opened articles with the following titles: Reading articles like these is not necessarily the best use of my time, … Continue reading
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Quick Six
I recently crossed six more books off the BBC’s Top 100 Children’s Books list.
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Reading Report: Mid-July 2025
My reading count for 2025 is now up to 12. That’s nothing to brag about, but should I not read anything else this year, at least I’ll have already reached the “one book per month” level and won’t have to … Continue reading
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Hope Lives
I went rummaging through one of my boxes of books the other day, and in addition the book I’d specifically been looking for, I found a few more old Nancy Drew mysteries that I’d bought a while back and since … Continue reading
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What to Do about You-Know-Who
Neil Gaiman’s name also came up at work recently, but not in a good way. We’re no longer allowed to reference him in our publications. Having read about the accusations against him, I not only approve that decision, but I’m … Continue reading
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Reading Report: Mid-February 2025
I finished my second book for the year, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. In this mystery set in England, four senior citizens living in a retirement village investigate a series of local murders. I would tell you more … Continue reading
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First Book of 2025
I finished my first book of 2025 last month. It was The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake. I started it last year, so clearly my reading pace has not returned anywhere near normal yet. đ In this dark academia novel, … Continue reading
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Reading in 2024
Reading in 2024 didn’t go so well. I was reading slowly from the get-go but miraculously managed to stay close to my reading goals through the first half of the year. Then things fell apart and I just . . … Continue reading
Reading Report: Mid-July 2024
I was having the damnedest time finding a book to suit my mood, so my husband offered me three of his own books to read. They all sounded appealing, but the one I chose to read first was Black Sun … Continue reading
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