For a long time my husband has called me “Book Girl” as a term of endearment. and BookGirlJenel is my new Instagram handle. This week I got a copy of a book called Book Girl from the library, and just started reading it tonight. I already have my favorite quote for the week: “To be…
Fireworks! Hot Dogs! Books? Okay, well not a traditional way to celebrate – but I thought I’d make a list of five of my favorite U.S. historical fiction books in honor of Independence Day! Happy Fourth everyone! Photo Credit: Paul_Stachowiak via Pixabay book-reviewBooksIndependence DayReading
When I tell people that one of my yearly goals is to read 200 books a year, I tend to get a lot of astonished reactions. Granted, reading is my #1 hobby, part of my day job, and I’m blessed to be a very fast reader, but I also think that there’s a number of…
The proof copy of my paperback arrived today. The entire process may have been worth it just to see it in lovely book form. I don’t know what it is about ink on paper, but I do think it has its own magic. BooksReadingSelf PublishingWriting
Stumbled across this quote by author Lisa See and it made me smile – “Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.” I read a lot of books. My Goodreads goal for this year is 200 books and even that feels like not enough. Books fuel me in so many ways,…
I take lots of pictures of trees. It’s one of my favorite parts about living in the Pacific Northwest. Trees also have a good reputation in literature – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Giving Tree, “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer – plus the paper in my books comes from trees. So being a book lover…
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