Genre Category: Pondering Reading

Magazines I Would Love to Read

Filed under: Meme, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

The only magazine I subscribe to is a religious one for church. I wasn’t going to respond to Weekly Geeks this week because I didn’t have anything to add. But reading the other posts has reminded me of what I’d like to read.

Is Reading Online is Making Us Stupid?

Filed under: Essays/Articles on Reading, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

There is an interesting article in The Atlantic about reading and our changing reading habits, thanks to the Internet.
I think the author has some great points: internet has changed the way I read, and that’s why I’m feeling a need to really read deeply right now.
In Google’s world, the world we enter when we go [...]

HTR&W Winner + BAFAB Week

Filed under: Challenges, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

Today I have a winner and another giveaway. (My budget won’t let me do this every week, though.)

Thoughts on Blogging and Reading + HTR&W Giveaway Reminder

Filed under: Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

A Note about HTR&W
Reminder: On July 5, I’m drawing a name from those that are joining the HTR&W challenge. (Let me know by commenting on that post; I’ll wait until it’s July 5 in the USA to draw the name.) I’ll send the winner a copy of HTR&W; if you already own HTR&W, I’ll substitute [...]

HTR&W: What Is a Short Story?

Filed under: Challenges, Pondering Reading, Short Stories, Writing about Reading

Bloom doesn’t dwell long on defining the short story in his introduction to the genre. However, he does introduce some ideas of what a short story may be and asks generally how one should read a short story. He bases his comments on other’s definitions. Some of these he agrees with and others he disagrees [...]

What is a Reader?

Filed under: Meme, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

Booking Through Thursday: What, in your opinion, is the definition of a “reader.” A person who indiscriminately reads everything in sight? A person who reads BOOKS? A person who reads, period, no matter what it is? … Or, more specific? Like the specific person who’s reading something you wrote?

HTR&W Prologue: Why Read?

Filed under: Challenges, Essays/Articles on Reading, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

I’m giving away a copy of How to Read and Why to someone joining my personal challenge. Read my discussion of the preface for more information.
This is a very long post; I’m breaking my own rules of length because I spent a long time reading and pondering Bloom’s prologue, and I have a lot of [...]

Challenges, A Personal Challenge, and a Giveaway!

Filed under: Challenges, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

Weekly Geeks this week is about Challenges.
I have been hesitant to sign up for challenges because I’m a perfectionist. While I know there are no “challenge police” coming to check that I’ve finished my reading, I can’t bring myself to say “I’ll read these books” if I don’t think I’m going to have time. (And [...]

Too Young for Books?

Filed under: Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

Yesterday at the library, after I returned our books, I stopped briefly by the board books and found a few appropriate book for my eight-month-old. I gave him The Airplane Book as he sat in the stroller. He grabbed it and held on.
I found the book I was looking for in the fiction aisle and [...]

HTR&W Preface and A Challenge

Filed under: Challenges, Essays/Articles on Reading, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

I like to read. I’ve decided it’s time I learn how to read.
I don’t know when I first figured out how to read the written word, but I’ve always been a reader. When I was young, I’d ride my bicycle to the library and return home with my backpack full of books. I’d devour each [...]

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