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shout out to the librarians

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Shout out to Librarians

from @TigersLibrarian

Seriously, librarians are the best! When I was trying to remember the name of one of my favorite books that I borrowed over and over from the Lincolnton library in North Carolina as a child (about 22 years ago), I called that library.  Elaine answered.  I described the book with the picture that was on the cover and with a little digging she found it: Indian Captive by Lois Lenski. I now own a very beat-up copy of one of my favorite books.  Thank you Elaine!

And thanks to all the librarians out there.

til tomorrow, enjoy life

Catch up on the rest of this series: This Bookman: Meditations & Miscellany

how can i read more books?

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To Kill a Mockingbird

So, the Great American Read Finale aired last night and America’s Favorite Book is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.  I must confess that I have started it a few times but have not finished it.  But since it is America’s Favorite Book, I guess I must! There were many selections on the list that I have not read yet and I would really like to devote some of the Holidays and some of 2019 to tackling those picks.

To that end, the last Link List of this series, This Bookman: Meditations & Miscellany is devoted to finding ways to make more time to engage in reading.  Modern Mrs. Darcy was kind enough to give us her tips on how she finds time to read. And Charles Chu wrote a post that went viral about and entitled, The Simple Truth Behind Reading 200 Books a Year.

At this point in my life, I am averaging around 35 books per year.  I have already reached my goal of 38 books this year and will undoubtedly add more before the year is out.  A part of me wants to read 100 books in 2019 and according to Chu is very possible. Doing his math, I would need 208 hours to read 100 books.  That seems like a lot.  However, per the stats on my iPhone, during the past 7 days I have spent 12 hours playing Candy Crush and other assorted games. Kind of puts it into perspective, doesn’t it? If I read instead of playing Candy Crush, I would knock out 100 books in 4 months. Hmm!  I just don’t know if I’m ready to commit to that though. What do you guys think I should do?

What about you? What would be the most books you would want to read next year?

til tomorrow, enjoy life

Catch up on the rest of this series.

“the great american read”

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PBS has been running an eight-part documentary series, The Great American Read, celebrating books and reading by looking at America’s 100 best-loved novels (per a national survey). The series is hosted by Meredith Viera. I cannot speak to the validity of these 100 selections (although several of my favs are among them) because I was NOT invited to participate in the initial survey selecting the initial 100 books.

I am very proud of the diversity of the titles highlighting the diversity of our country and the common human experience. And these 100 selections are an excellent place to begin if you want to dip your toe into some classic fiction titles. Last I counted, I had read about 30 of the 100 titles with many more on my TBR lists.

Over the past few months, Meredith has invited the American public to vote for their favorites which I have done. You could vote as many times as you wanted, for as many different selections as you wanted.  I have cast votes for Pride and Prejudice and Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Tonight, the winner will be announced at 8 EST/7 CST.  I doubt it will be one of my favorites; I have quirky sensibilities. But it will be interesting to see what book has won.

Take a look at the list and let me know which was a favorite of yours.

til tomorrow, enjoy life

I’m writing about my love of books and reading for the entire month of October. Catch up on the rest of this series.