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I'D RATHER BE READING
Reading isn't just a way to pass the time -- it's a lifestyle. Books shape, define, and enchant us. They are part of who we are and we can't imagine life without them. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads you to remember the book that first hooked you, the place where you first fell in love with reading, and all the books and moments afterward that helped make you the reader you are today.
My Review:
Seriously, how can you not love a book with a chapter on Book Twins?! It's really a thing! Who knew? I'd Rather Be Reading is a book for bibliophiles by a bibliophile -- a little book filled with lots of bookish joy! (and would make the perfect stocking stuffer for the reading addict in your life.)
I learned a new bookish term or two while reading this book. Like literary matchmaker. Bwahahaha! That's going to be my new moniker 'cause I sure hope this blog has provided some forever love kind of matchmaking between readers, authors and books!
Each chapter is a short essay on all things bookish. From the magic of picking up the right book at just the right time in your life to a comprehensive list of Bookworm Problems that only a true bookworm can appreciate. :-) And don't get me started on the chapter on How to Organize Your Book Shelves...lots of tongue-in-cheek advice here. Like point # 4: "...Some people play tennis in their spare time, Others knit or scrapbook. You're a reader; your hobby is organizing your bookshelves." (p 57) It makes me infinitely happier to know that this strange penchant of mine is not so strange after all! Bibliophiles unite in an organizational frenzy!!!!
I'd Rather Be Reading is a potpourri of literay goodness. Fun,quirky, sometimes serious look at our relationship with books. Kinda like reading a bound volume of the best bookish blog posts.
"Books draw us deeply into the lives of others, showing us the world through someone else's eyes, page after page." (p 52)
Book provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.
SECOND CHANCE AT 2018 CHRISTIAN FICTION GIVEAWAY!
If you're like me, you still have a healthy number of books on your 2018 TBR lists that haven't turned up in your TBR pile...yet! Well, here's a chance to change that. Suggest up to 3 titles of any Christian Fiction published in 2018. Each entry is numbered and if you win the draw, you win the book! Easy Peasy, right?...Well...sort of. Please go over the rules carefully so we're all on the same page.....
YOU suggest any CHRISTIAN FICTION novel
published in 2018
Up to THREE choices
BUT
they need to be made in
three separate comments
(makes it easier to tally)
OPEN TO EMAIL entries this time -- just make sure to
send a separate email for each choice AND
add the title to the subject line.
(Again, easier to tally)
Open to International Readers
(I'm all about global LITERARY MATCHMAKING!!!)
It's helpful to include your email in a comment -- using AT and DOT instead of @ and . -- but you only need to add it to one of your suggestions. If you choose not to include your email, it will be up to you to contact me if you are a winner.
DRAW WILL BE HELD AND WINNER ANNOUNCED
ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 2018
