The story behind the writing of ‘Slippers in the Oven’ by Roberta Aarons Having discovered the joy of writing about issues that matter to me and wrapping them in a fiction format, I wanted to visit the topic of the mother in the home versus the career wife. It is a subject talked about as […]
We just had Banned Books Week here in the US – so we want to know, how do you feel about book banning? What are some of your favorite books that have been banned or challenged? Julie: Book banning is awful, isn’t it? I think it is sad that schools and governments try to decide […]
Sharing the Bookish Love is our newest feature where we share some of our favorite posts we have recently come across on the book blogosphere. If there’s a recent post you want us to share, feel free to let us know. Thought-provoking Discussions: Every Free Chance Books talks about book trailers. Icy Cold Reads investigates […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: –Jamie to Claire (Outlander by: Diana Gabaldon) Best. Line. Ever. Please leave a comment after linking up. Don’t forget to hop around and visit other participants. […]
Rose’s List of 2014 New Year’s Resolutions/Goals: To be fair, only a few of my resolutions are book related. Here they are in no particular order: Walk Maddox at least once a day, every day. For those who do not know, Maddox is my 1 year of Doberman puppy. To say he is […]
Guest Post: Who Doesn’t Love A Handsomely Hot Hero? by Denise Moncrief Who doesn’t love a handsomely hot hero? Well, at least I do. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. If they were all the same, that would be boring, and then these guys wouldn’t be heroes, would they? When everyone is the […]
As you can see, I signed up for way too many challenges this year. Since I’ve been super busy with the move, reading time hasn’t really been easy to find. So I thought I’d do a quarterly wrap up rather than monthly wrap up posts. Goal: Easy Listening Listen to and review 12+ audio books. [Requires […]
Do you still read the book after listening to the audio book? Do you listen to the audio book after reading the book? Julie: I don’t think I’ve ever read the book after listening to the audio version. I tend to let the audio version be the version I read and move on to the […]
Sharing the Bookish Love is our newest feature where we share some of our favorite posts we have recently come across on the book blogosphere. If there’s a recent post you want us to share, feel free to let us know. Thought-provoking Discussions: Parajunkee dishes on bad narrators in audiobooks. A Night’s Dream of Books […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: –David to Tally (Uglies by: Scott Westerfeld) I think what is extra cool about this quote is the quote in relation to the plot line. […]