As many of you know I log the books I read every year during the Goodreads Reading Challenge. It allows me to see what genres I have read during the year, as well as remind myself of the stories that resonated with me. There is a fine balance between the reader in me...
As many of you know I use Goodreads to track the books I read and I participate in the annual Reading Challenge as well. However, there are many other book trackers you can use. Let's look at a few. Goodreads - This is easy to use and this year they have added...
I always enjoy finding out what my reading year looked like. Goodreads creates a graphic of your year's reading and tis is my 2024 (although I will probably finish up with one more to the mix). You can find it here The number of pages I read was cool: 11,620 but this...
As readers we all love books and the stories they contain. Whether we have a favourite genre, or read multiple, the joy of immersing into other worlds, characters and narratives is the same. Many of you know I read multiple genres, because I write many, as well as...
This past Saturday, I attended a local Christmas market, and was happy to talk to many new readers, who bought several of my books. As always I ask for feedback in the form of a review on one of the online sites, or directly to me. These are literal gold to any...
This past weekend I went to watch Book Club - The Next Chapter. It was a fun ride catching up with the four main characters again. For me, the best part was enjoying the three Italian cities they visited. It is many years since I was there, but the memories came...
Author Birthday's - first week in January 1st January E.M. Forster, 2nd January Isaac Asimov, 3rd January J.R.R. Tolkien, 4th January Isaac Newton, 5th January W.D. Snodgrass (Just love his name - it's a character all of it's own!), 6th January C.D. Wright, 7th...
Link I am humbled and honoured with this latest review. Life in Slake Patch full review: Link The Verdict Thought-provoking, imaginative, and entertaining, author Mandy Eve-Barnett’s “Life in Slake Patch” is a must-read novel. The alt-history fiction tale is one of...
How is your Goodreads Challenge shaping up? I am currently 3 books ahead of schedule, not entirely sure how, but it does give me some breathing room. These are the books I read, and I am currently reading The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell. This is not counting...