After my three part series on Bloggers Who Read as part of the #ReadersSpeak feature here, I took a break. Today, I’m really glad to be back and featuring a lovely blogger, Lisa Burgess, who I connected with online with at the start of this year. Lisa blogs at Lisa Notes and is an avid reader. I love her thoughtful posts and I’m a regular participant on her One Word 2021 link up, which helps me to focus on my word more mindfully. Lisa Burgess #ReadersSpeak On average, how many books do you read in a year? I usually read
Read more...Today we come to Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 3 – the final instalment in the #ReadersSpeak posts for now. Today, I’m happy to feature three lovely bloggers who love to read. Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 3 Shinjini – The Modern Gypsy Artist, tarot reader, writer, and seeker of soul, Shinjini blogs at Modern Gypsy. On average, how many books do you read in a year? About 20. Do you think it helps to take part in reading challenges and/or to have a reading target for the year? For me, personally, it’s debatable. I do set reading targets for
Read more...As I mentioned in my previous post in this series, the #ReadersSpeak posts for the next few weeks (every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month) will feature bloggers. Today, in Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 2, we meet Reema D’Souza and Shilpa Garg. Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 2 Reema D’Souza Reema blogs at The Write World and is an avid reader who also curates Bibliophiles of Bangalore. On average, how many books do you read in a year? 30-40 Do you think it helps to take part in reading challenges and/or to have a reading target for the
Read more...I started the #ReadersSpeak feature last year but haven’t been able to sustain it this year. I decided to restart it – every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month – and what better way to begin than asking bloggers who are readers to share their their thoughts on books. For the next few #ReadersSpeak posts you’ll meet a couple of bloggers each time and read what they have to say on their love for books. Bloggers Who Are Readers Part 1 Apeksha Rao Apeksha is not just a reader, but also an author. Her book, Along Came A Spyder,
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There is so much happening around us. Between the pandemic, the slump economy, water crisis, rain woes and all the overwhelming news that makes things seem dismal, we need to take a break now and then, laugh and ignore the troubles for a while. That’s where some comic fiction comes in to recharge us before we return to routine. One author who is guaranteed to have you chuckle is Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. One of the most widely read humourists of the 20th century, PG Wodehouse wrote more than 90 novels and many short stories. While his genre and characters
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Today’s #ReadersSpeak features Maddie Dawson, an author whose books I truly enjoy. I first came across Maddie when I got her book – The Opposite of Maybe – to review. I soon started to look for more of her books to read. I find her characters so relatable, the stories so real. Her writing makes me laugh and yet touches a chord deep within. Maddie Dawson Maddie Dawson, a transplanted Southerner living in the Northeast, is the Washington Post bestselling author of eight novels. She specializes in humorous literary fiction, about people stumbling toward love, family, connection, and hope—and usually
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