All of us recognize the one universal truth of being a biblioholic: There’s no greater joy than reading a good book and getting transported to all kinds of amazing far away places. Most of the time, loving books as passionately as we do is a blessing. Each read is like a new adventure, full of the usual […]
Biblio-Sickness
There are a handful of potential maladies that all bookworms should recognize, since the ailments are directly correlated to our love of novels. Some may say that a self-induced affliction doesn’t count, but we live in fear of contracting one just as much as we would any cold or flu. In fact, I can comfortably say that I’d […]
Why I think I’m drawn to M/M Romance
This question has been ruminating in my head for a bit now. I hope it’s obvious, but I’m an ally. I’m an advocate for equal rights, period. I read a lot of LGBTQIA fiction, in romance but also in the Young Adult section. Still, I’m a mostly hetero woman, middle age, married with a daughter, and […]
Thoughts on Page Length vs Editing
Late last night I finished Zero at the Bone. As far as a quick little review goes, the book was good. I stayed up till 1 am to finish, which is a pretty nice testament, I think. The romance between Jack the target and D the hit man was really sweet, and I really loved that […]
Joy in Being Read To
When I was a little girl, my favorite story -well one of my favorites- was The Velveteen Rabbit. I had it in print of course, but it wasn’t the print version that I fell in love with. I adored the audio book, recorded by Meryl Streep with music by George Winston. Everything about the narration and […]