A lot of us started our book blogs with a focus on writing book reviews. More and more, though, the bloggers I read are finding they don’t really want to write book reviews. Some are eliminating reviews entirely, while others are relying more on compilations of mini-reviews or monthly update posts. I can understand where…
This week’s top ten topic is about books, or bookish things, you want to quit. I don’t really have bad reading habits – I generally like what I read and how I read. I push myself to read new authors and books that are challenging or diverse, although I can always do more. Still, while…
I always appreciate hearing the views of other people who’ve decided not to have children. This is a collection of sixteen essays by writers about that choice, including one from Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin. What’s nice about this book is the variety of views and experiences. The authors are…
I’ve been thinking lately about what makes a good review. I’ve been writing this blog for 3 and a half years now, and while I love writing reviews, I always want to get better at it. It starts to feel a little routine after a while. I expect most bloggers follow a pattern when they…
Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been on a bit of a blog-hiatus lately, thanks to work. Last weekend I got a call Friday evening, just as the husband and I had settled into comfy clothes and opened up a bottle of win — my boss said “we’re working all weekend” and that was that. To add…
It’s the Book Stop’s first author interview! I talked with Mary Vensel White, author of The Qualities of Wood (reviewed here) and she was gracious enough to answer my questions about her book. I hope you’ll find my questions, and her answers interesting. Please comment if there’s other things you’d like to ask. 1) This…
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