Category: Blog Post

Book Blogging, A Breakdown

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

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The Empathetic Reader & The Effective Reviewer Not too long ago, while browsing through my virtual bookshelf on Goodreads.com, I became inspired to go back to some of my favorite books and see what other readers & reviewers had to say about them.  The… Continue Reading “Book Blogging, A Breakdown”

Category: Blog Post, Personal

How to Be a Perfect Reader

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

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Now, I receive e-mails, Tweets, comments, and other inquiries from people all the time, asking how to be a “good” reader or a “better” reader.  I have kept rather mum on this subject, in general, because I like to keep these secrets to myself… Continue Reading “How to Be a Perfect Reader”

Category: Blog Post, Meme

Dear Jerome: A Letter to J.D. Salinger

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

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Dear Jerome, Mr. Salinger.  J.D.  How would you like to be addressed, I wonder?  Of course, it’s impossible to really ask, now, so I think I’ll just go with “Jerome.”  It seems real and logical.  And you seem real and logical.   Do you want… Continue Reading “Dear Jerome: A Letter to J.D. Salinger”

Category: Blog Post, Blog Tour, Epistolary, GLBT, J.D. Salinger, Lee Bantle

2010: My Life in Book Titles

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

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  Just a little silliness to end the year – here’s to another year of bookishness! My Life in Books (2010 Reads) Describe Yourself: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart How do you feel: Dangerous Laughter Describe where you currently live: The Beautiful Room… Continue Reading “2010: My Life in Book Titles”

Category: Blog Post, Fun

Top 15 Favorite Last Lines

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

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It is “Hump Day” or, in boring terms, Wednesday; and since I do not have a regular Wednesday meme or posting theme, I thought I would do something totally random today. Nerd that I am, I keep a journal of my favorite “last lines”… Continue Reading “Top 15 Favorite Last Lines”

Category: Blog Post, Last Lines

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