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• Reading List 2013

  

  Every end of December I post the list of what I have read that year. Most titles have corresponding reviews here on my blog. Some do not.Obviously I read a lot... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Zero to 100

  Go From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (as per Book Riot)… I wanted to see how “well-read” I already am. I put two * after it if I’ve already read it. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Can't Explain Why We Shouldn't Murder Disabled Children

  Anakalian Whims:Not book related, but I could not help but reblog. Originally posted on The Matt Walsh Blog: I don’t know. I don’t know how else to explain... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Road Trippin’ with a Comic

  

  Title: Road Trippin’Author: (Comedian) Jeff HodgeWhen you’re reading about the life and times of a comic on the run, you get a lot of information you’d... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Secret Keeper and Storytellers

  

  Title:The Secret KeeperAuthor: Kate MortonPublisher: Atria BooksGenre: Fiction/ Historical FictionLength: 484 pagesI broke my Kate Morton rule.  I read TWO... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Gifting Reviews

  

  A Co-Worker did this for the Author… I’m conceitedly honored that it’s MY review in the frame.“I almost teared up. The card said, “Hang this on your wall and... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On the Importance of Reviews, Or, It's Just 21 Words!

  Anakalian Whims:Please, please, if you even just moderately liked my book The Bookshop Hotel, leave a review! Originally posted on The Fire In Our Heads: UPDATE... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Politician: "Let's Treat All Homeschool Parents Like Felony Child Abusers"

  Anakalian Whims:Amen! Originally posted on The Matt Walsh Blog: Let me try to explain why you should care about homeschooling rights, even if you aren’t a... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Pocket Full of Kisses

  

  Remember when I had a Weekly Low Down on Kids Books… yeah, this is me remembering that I’m supposed to do those!Title: A Pocket Full of KissesAuthor: Audrey... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Raine Corbette

  

  From Gershom Reese Wetzel’s TeresHe seemed vampiric, sallow. Maybe it was the light from the table lamps. Maybe it was his size against the looming scale of... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Latest from M.G. King!

  

  Title: The Clock SnatcherAuthor: M.G. KingIllustrators: Angela A. Corson & Sebastian AlvaradoGenre: Children’s Picture BooksNOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!Bartholomew... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teres – It’s About Time

  

  Title: TeresAuthor: Gershom Reese WetzelPublisher: LucidBooksGenre: Science FictionI read this book in April of this year (2013) when it was still a pdf file. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Impromptu Post on Being Changed

  

  There’s a little chain status going around on facebook that I recently participated in… List 15 books that have changed your life. Don’t spend more than 15... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Old Souls

  

  Title:Been There, Done That, Really!Author: Paulette Camnetar MeeksPublisher: Xulon PressGenre: Memoirs/ Short Stories/ Christian Living/ Large PrintLength:... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Confessions

  

  I had great plans for the year 2013. I do every January. I make lists, I plan reading schedules. I try to join way too many book clubs. I set unreachable goals. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 7in7? How About 10 in 2 *cough* Years?

  

  Anakalian Whims:Sounds painfully familiar… Originally posted on CoffeeScribble: Do you participate in 7 In 7? If you don’t know what it is,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Favorite White Whale

  

  Title: Harbinger of EvilAuthor: Meb BryantGenre: Crime Fiction/ MysteryLength: 248 pagesI met Meb Bryant at her book signing at Half Price Books Humble in... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• She Belongs to the Woods

  A Short Story by A.K. KlemmThe fawn folded its new legs beneath the soft tuft of its under belly, collapsing ever so gently into the pallet of leaves under the... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Sparrow

  

  Title: The SparrowAuthor: Mary Doria RussellPublisher: Ballantine BooksGenre: Literature/ Philosophical FictionLength: 431 pagesIn 1996, 2019 must have seemed s... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 18 Things Everyone Should Start Making Time For Again

  Anakalian Whims:Yes! To all of it, YES! Originally posted on Thought Catalog: 1. Writing things by hand. Letters to friends, lists for the store, goals for the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE