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Marsha mentioned that it is hard to get children to be excited about reading and I agree…which is why I was excited about the Harry Potter series when it first came out. It was so thrilling to see kids literally devouring books. Of course there are a number of other fantastic books out there (and…
Monthly Archives: April 2006
The Joy of Reading
I have been concerned for some time about children reading. I have always been a big reader and wondered if I were ever to have children, how would I entice them to enjoy reading in today’s video game nation. You can stop your kids from watching too much tv, from the internet and their video…
Great Book Sale At Amazon
For a short time Amazon is having a book sale with novels up to 37% off. Almost all books are on sale but to make sure the one you want is counted just look for the orange sticker on the bottom right and it will tell you the percentage you can get off.
Find Free Books Offline
Online there are a few places you can get cheap or free novels, but that goes for online as well. I used to live in Cape Coral, Florida and there are tons of used bookstores all over the place and I got many of my novels at great prices there. You can also get free…
The Next Top 50
When we think of children’s books Harry Potter and other such popular novels pop into our heads, but here is a lovely article that picks out some other great novels that didn’t make it into the top 50 but are still great for your kids to read and enjoy. Among those books is a favorite…
When Dead Authors Still Write
One of my favorite authors is V. C. Andrews. You may know her from her first book made into the movie, Flowers In The Attic. After reading that book and then the whole series I was addicted. Ms. Andrews died of breast cancer in 1986. She continues to this day to publish…
Reading Books Multiple Times
Their is an episode of Seinfeld in which George wanted Jerry to get his book from his now ex-girlfriend and later in the episode after Jerry got stuck being the girls new boyfriend he asked George why he wanted the book since he had already read it. If people don’t understand why you would re-read…
Capote’s comfort
Having just joined a book club with a friend, I needed to buy Capote’s In Cold Blood. I had less than five minutes to run in, buy the book and get out before my mom would be forced to learn how to drive stick shift and move my car out of the fire lane outside…
Getting Published Takes Time
When I say getting published takes time I don’t mean the process of creating the books or even writing the book. I am talking about just getting someone to accept the novel. After you have spent months and even years writing a book you can spend even more time shopping it around to different publishers….
Da Vince Code Sequel Delayed
Millions of readers have been waiting for the sequel to Dan Brown’s bestselling novel the Da Vince Code will have to wait even longer. The publisher has said that they were hoping for October or November 2006 but it now looks as though the book will not be released until 2007. A major factor in…