Let’s chat about why we’re thankful for books and reading. Julie: There are so many wonderful reasons to be thankful for books. Books are amazing. Books let you experience worlds and ideas from the comfort of your recliner. Books help you meet people who also love books – because book club people are the best […]
June is Audiobook Month. Let’s chat about our favorite narrators. Julie: So you probably know by now that Audiobook is pretty much my main way of reading these days. If at all. I fell in love with Audiobooks on my long commute in Houston and I still enjoy them with my shorter commute or lack […]
Celebrating Douglas Adams. Don’t Panic! It’s #towelday! Julie and I are always up for a Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy discussion. Here are some reasons to love the work of Douglas Adams. #1. Arthur Dent is an every person’s hero. He just wants to drink his tea in peace. And not have his house paved […]
So we all know we get behind on series. Which series do we really need to catch up on and finish this year? Julie: My reading has been super sporadic and irregular. I used to devour series at a time, but life is keeping me otherwise occupied. Here are some series that I […]
Let’s chat about books you save for when you are stuck inside during a winter storm. Julie: I want to say that if you’re caught in a winter storm, and there are no distractions to your quiet time, a nice long book is in order. I used to love reading Isabel Allende novels! I just […]
Let’s chat about some books we enjoy reading around Halloween time! Julie: I can’t say I have a specific book or series I read around Halloween time, because, let’s face it I don’t have time to re-read. Plus, I enjoy the paranormal genre any time of year! And paranormal creatures that are unique are my favorite! It […]
Let’s chat about our favorite books set on a school campus. Julie: Like Lynn said, there are some classic and iconic books set on a school campus. But there are so many more than the Harry Potter, Twilight, and Vampire Academy franchises. A favorite series of mine set on a school campus is the Soul […]
Let’s chat about the books we wish we could read for the first time all over again! Julie: I keep going different directions with this topic. Should I want to read for the first time the series that got me reading again as an adult? [easyazon_image align=”none” height=”187″ identifier=”B008AU99VS” locale=”US” src=”https://chapterbreak.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/31Lhi5yBfEL.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”163″] Should I […]
Let’s chat about the Author(s) you’ve read the most Julie: This was an interesting exercise. Did you know you could export your Goodreads shelves? This exports EVERYTHING. Then filtered only for my read shelves, and copied into another Excel workbook. Then I did some formulas to count the number of times the author’s name appeared […]
June is Audiobook month. And we at Chapter Break are avid fans of audiobooks. Here’s an interview we pilfered from here and here. 1. Have you always listened to audio books or when did you begin? It took many years of me being an avid reader for me to try audiobooks. I started […]