To kick off 2013, I decided to re-read my favourite book, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Aside from just really, really enjoying the story, I knew it was a book that provided a lot of great life perspective and I felt like I was in a place where I could read more
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50 Book Challenge/Pledge, anyone?
May 16, 2012 – 8:38 pm
Anyone else partaking in the 50 Book Pledge/Challenge? Because I’m failing miserably (but trying to be better!) Here’s my list thus far: 1. Don’t be Afraid by Steven Hayward 2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 3. The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud 4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 5. Lament by Maggie Stiefvater read more
Read, live better, repeat
January 19, 2012 – 5:04 pm
“That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Pretty great quote, eh? I thought that it was pretty fitting that I would stumble across it while I was reading, which is part of my New Years resolution to live better. Seeing read more
Pottermore
June 24, 2011 – 12:24 pm
Chances are, this is news to NO ONE. That being said, I still think Pottermore, the latest and greatest offering by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling since finishing Book 7, it s completely worthy of a The Weekly Something feature. This is mostly because I’m a shameless HP fan, but this is also my blog read more
An E-Reading Education, Part 2
March 16, 2011 – 11:38 am
A couple of weeks ago I decided to embark on a quest to experience e-reading for the first time. After finding the experience significantly more enjoyable than I had assumed it would be, I suddenly found myself grappling with inner conflict as I entertained the notion that e-reading may have been exactly what I needed read more
An E-Reading Education, Part 1
March 3, 2011 – 12:40 pm
Yesterday I posted about the amazing time I had at Indigo Tweets, an extravagant tweet-up hosted by Indigo Events to thank some of their fans. Aside from being ridiculously spoiled and walking away with an awesome case study, the experience also bestowed upon me another, perhaps unexpected gift: a renewed interest in reading for fun. read more
