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Reading round-up 2021

December 31, 2021

Time for my annual reading round-up! I set a modest goal this year to read 30 books. This was down …

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October newsletter

October 21, 2021

This information was sent a couple of days ago to people on my email newsletter list. Each month I send …

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August e-mail newsletter

August 31, 2021

(This is my newsletter that went out in August to subscribers. Get a free 7-day memoir challenge or audio story …

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The year’s best nonfiction and fiction (according to me)

December 31, 2020

I set a big goal this year for my Goodreads Reading Challenge: 45 books. The most I ever pledged! This …

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Do some books choose you?

October 16, 2020

Do you believe that some books choose you? I bought Zen on the Trail by Christopher Ives two years ago …

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Deep Valley Book Festival goes virtual!

October 7, 2020

Like many organizations, the Deep Valley Book Festival had to pivot this year and find a way to deliver content …

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5 ways to bring more enjoyment to your reading

July 28, 2020

This post is inspired by Laurie Hertzel’s July 24 column in the Minneapolis StarTribune titled “Making the Most of Your …

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A mid-point check for the year’s reading goal

July 10, 2020

The year is half over (I think everyone is breathing a huge sigh of relief — what a crappy year …

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Anyone else remember these biographies for kids?

May 12, 2020

I was talking about these the other day. They are from the Childhood of Famous Americans series by the Bobbs-Merrill …

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Is listening to a book “reading”? It better be!

December 30, 2019

It felt great to get my reading mojo back in 2019. In previous years my reading-for-pleasure really tanked. Busy with …

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