Person: Do you know any good books?
Me: Are you ready for this conversation?
Yep, that’s me.
til tomorrow, enjoy life
Catch up with the rest of this series: This Bookman: Meditations & Miscellany
I took this photo on our visit this summer to Books & Books, Coral Gables location. This indie has a number of stores in South Florida. Check it out, if you have the opportunity.
It is only fair that the first link list of this series, This Bookman: Meditations and Miscellany, will take you to the guru of my reading life, Anne Bogel at Modern Mrs. Darcy. Her book, I’d Rather Be Reading was the catalyst for this series of posts. If you have visited my site at all, you have read about her. Anne is amazing. If you want to jumpstart your reading life or wish to be more intentional about reading more, I highly recommend that you visit her site on a very regular basis.
Every year, she has the MMD’s Reading Challenge, where she challenges us to read a wider variety of books than we would not normally read. This year’s categories included: a classic you’ve been meaning to read; a book in translation; a book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection; and (my least favorite and one I found to be the most difficult) a book nominated for an award.
Her Summer Reading Guide is one of the highlights of my year, and I always pick 3 or 4 to specifically indulge in every summer. Check out this past summer’s guide. I adored The Ensemble, a debut by Aja Gabel. Check out my quick review.
In addition, she has a podcast, What Should I Read Next, which I can NOT listen to regularly or my TBR (list of books that I want to read) would be more out of control than it already is. It’s a great podcast and one of the few to which I subscribe. She interviews one guest who tells her three books they love, one book they hate, and what they are currently reading and Anne does a little literary match-making, telling them which book they should read next. Yes, I have applied to be on the show. No, I have not been accepted. (sob)
Below, I have listed several links to some of her content pertaining to enhancing your reading life. In addition, every Friday’s she posts, Links I Love, which directs to additional great book content on the interwebs.
Hey! Let me know some great content on the web regarding reading and books, so I can check it out.
til tomorrow, enjoy life
Today’s bookman’s “secret” is about the right way to be a reader. Guess what? There’s no right or wrong way to be a reader.
Merriam Webster defines reader as “one that reads”. You are reading this blog so congratulations! You’re a reader!
One of the literary sins that we “real” readers commit is thinking and acting like a “real” reader must read certain things – the classics, books on the New York Times Best Seller List, even physical books. I am guilty of it. The Hubby does most of his reading online and he knows so much about so many things. Yet, when he asked me to place a book on hold for him at our local library, I was way too excited. “Now he was really going to read,” I told myself. Idiotic!
To be considered a reader, all you must do is chose to read. It doesn’t matter what you read (personal development, novels, blog posts, newspaper articles, the Bible, comics, devotionals, whatever), the point is if you read something regularly, you are reader. Hi readers!
til tomorrow, enjoy life
P.S. And as much as it pains me to say this: audiobooks count too.
Catch up on the rest of the series: This Bookman: Meditations & Miscellany
shannan enjoys life 