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Category Archives: reading
Calling All Canadians!
You have to help me out, please. I have an embarrassing admission. I know almost nothing about Canadian literature. When I say “almost nothing,” I mean that literally. How is that possible? Growing up, in English classes, we were exposed … Continue reading
Posted in reading, Uncategorized
Tagged American lit, blogging, Canada, Canadian literature, Kathy Reichs, Laura Secord, LGTB, literature, Louise Penny, Lydia Longley, New York, prolific writer, reading, voracious reader
33 Comments
Music or Books
Music or books. Take your pick. You have to choose. Which would you give up? I don’t know about your family, but in mine we often had that discussion. Which is a little silly since we never had to make … Continue reading
Posted in music, reading
Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, ancestors, blogging, books, Eric Clapton, genres, Island of the Blue Dolphins, music, opera, reading, soul, symphony, The Who
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The Walking Unread
As a teacher and an avid reader, I’m appalled by the number of people who don’t read consistently. I may set the bar of reading an inordinate amount of books very high, but I’m amazed at the number of people … Continue reading
Posted in reading
Tagged Agatha Christie, blogs, books, Catcher in the Rye, Education, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, language, literacy, opinion, reading, Simon Winchester, TEACHING
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Saneteachers’ Weekly Genre Feature – Fantasy
My bias is definitely showing here, but fantasy is tied with almost every other genre for my favorite. Okay, I like almost everything. But with fantasy, action, adventure, phantasmagorical creatures, settings beyond our imagination make for a perfect reading experience. With … Continue reading
Posted in books, reading
Tagged adventure, authors, blogging, books, eragon, fantasy, Game of Thrones, genres, reading, redwall, series, the hobbit, wheel of time, writing
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Reading = bliss. Not reading = purgatory
Reading is one of, if not my #1, favorite activity. I almost wrote not reading = hell, but I overuse that type of analogy and the use of the word “hell” in such a context is hyperbole to the nth … Continue reading
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