Republished from 2009 Booking Through Thursday for January 15, 2009 Sing! Sing A Song “But, enough about books … Other things have words, too, right? Like … songs! If you’re anything like me, there are songs that you love because of their lyrics; writers you admire because their songs have depth, meaning, or just a …
From Booking Through Thursday, I found this question from December 1, 2011 that I’d like to explore: Do you find that your mood affects the things you read? Like, if you’re in a bad mood, do you tend to indulge in reading that will support it or do you try to read things that will …
Booking Through Thursday: July 23, 2009 Which do you prefer? (Quick answers–we’ll do more detail at some later date) • Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? Actually, either. See my previous entry. • Paperbacks? Or hardcovers? Definitely paperbacks. I read a lot in bed and the hardcovers are just to large and clumsy. Plus, they …
Booking Through Thursday of February 26, 2009: CollectiblesHardcover? Or paperback?Illustrations? Or just text?First editions? Or you don’t care?Signed by the author? Or not? I am definitely a reader, not a collector. I much prefer paperbacks and buy many of them used. For some of my favorite series, I will buy new but will still wait …
Booking Through Thursday, December 25, 2008“What are the most “wintery” books you can think of? The ones that almost embody Winter?”(Personally, “A Winters Tale” by Mark Helprin pretty much nails this for me, and “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” was right up there…) I thoroughly agree — “Winter’s Tale” came to mind immediately when I read …
Booking Through Thursday, November 27, 2008“Today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S.Now, you may have noticed that the global economy isn’t exactly doing well. There’s war. Starvation. All sorts of bad, scary things going on.So–just for today–how about sharing 7 things that you’re thankful for?This can be about books, sure–authors you appreciate, books you love, …
The latest question on Booking Through Thursday is this, as suggested by JM:“I receive a lot of review books, but I have never once told lies about the book just because I got a free copy of it. However, some authors seem to feel that if they send you a copy of their book for …
