by Julie | May 14, 2020 | Books & Reading
How has your reading life been lately? I’ve heard from some people who are using the extra time at home to read more, and others who are finding it hard to concentrate. I’ve actually found books to be a much-needed distraction right now. I’ve been...
by Julie | Apr 15, 2020 | Books & Reading
After falling into a bit of a reading slump at the end of last year, I now find myself back on track (and that was before our stay at home order left me with even more time to read). Following the lead of Modern Mrs. Darcy, I’m sharing some quick reviews of what...
by Julie | Apr 2, 2020 | Books & Reading
On Tuesday my book club met via Zoom to discuss our book for the month and to pick our list of books for the upcoming year. With apologies to my friends (I should have asked everyone to smile for this pic…I promise we’re a happy group!), this is what book...
by Julie | Jan 29, 2020 | Books & Reading
For those of us who love books, any occasion is the right occasion to give a book as a gift, and that includes Valentine’s Day. Here are some book ideas for all of the Valentines on your list and maybe one or two for you as well. (Note: this post includes...
by Julie | Jan 1, 2020 | Books & Reading, Life Stuff
At the beginning of 2019, I made a resolution to read more. I wrote about it here. My original goal was to read 3 books a month, or 36 books for the year. I quickly revised that to 24-30 books, and I ended the year up with 25 books read. About halfway through the...
by Julie | Dec 18, 2019 | Books & Reading, Seasons and Holidays
How is your Christmas shopping coming? If you’re like me, it always comes down to the last few hard-to-buy-for people. Since books are one of my favorite things to give I’ve got a running list of book ideas for the different people in my life. All of these...
