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Encouraging Your Children to Read

February 11, 2010 Blogging and Blog Events

I was just over at Molly’s blog, and I really enjoyed reading her post answering today’s Booking Through Thursday question:
How can you encourage a non-reading child to read? What about a teen-ager? Would you require books to be read in the hopes that they would enjoy them once they got into them, or offer incentives, [...]

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Comfort Reads (42nd Bookworms Carnival)

December 9, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

Comfort reads: perfect reading for a cold winter’s night!

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Readathon Cheerleading: I Got Booted Off Twitter

October 25, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

I guess I was doing TOO good a job cheerleading for the Readathon – Twitter won’t let me make any more tweets for now!!
That’s a good thing, right?
So I’m off Twitter for now, but Go, Readers, Go!!!
And I’m taking this as a sign that I’m meant to go comment/cheer on more of the readers’ blogs!
Pin [...]

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Go Readers Go!

October 24, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

It’s the 24-hour-readathon and I’m cheerleading for the Team Romantics!

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My Favorite Book Hooks

October 5, 2009 Books and Reading

Word Lily recently had a post about the things that make her want to pick up that book – “book hooks”. Coming up with a list sounded like such fun, so I thought I’d give it a try, too.
Off the top of my head, here are 20 things that will make me pick up a [...]

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The Art of the Insult

August 20, 2009 Books and Reading

When was the last time you heard a really good insult? I mean, one that wasn’t accompanied by certain select four letter words and other modern expletives?
I recently received an email from an artist friend of mine on classy insults from back in the days when they could craft some really good ones, and had [...]

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Mailbox Mondays: Cats, cats, cats

January 12, 2009 Books and Reading

I’ve already spotted quite a few Mailbox Monday posts in my feed reader – it occurs to me I’m always running a bit later than everyone else when it comes to posting. Actually, it occurs to me that most book bloggers have a TON of energy and I’m not sure how they do it!
I seem [...]

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Mailbox Monday – Now to find time to read them all …

December 15, 2008 Books and Reading

This was a much better week in terms of incoming books! The only problem is that, with the holidays coming up (and I haven’t done much in terms of shopping yet), it will be a challenge finding time to sit down with these. And I really want to!
So here’s what came this past week:
Children’s Books: [...]

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BTT: Reading Time

December 11, 2008 Books and Reading

Today’s Booking Through Thursday asks:
1. Do you get to read as much as you WANT to read?
The answer to this question, at this time of the year, is no. Unfortunately. I’m a freelancer in the publishing industry and fall and winter are my most busy times of the year. Come spring and summer, though, things [...]

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Mailbox Monday: Hey! Where Did All The Books Go?

December 8, 2008 Books and Reading

A very odd thing has happened: for today’s edition of Mailbox Monday here at MsBookish.com there is very little to report. (Mailbox Mondays is hosted every week by The Printed Page, for those who want to join in on the fun.)
It feels odd because my entire week has been swimming with books; but when [...]

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Saturday Links: Stephen King, Charlaine Harris and Book Gifts for Twilighters

December 6, 2008 Books and Reading

Every week I come across interesting links that aren’t reviews, but more along the lines of book talk and book news. They can run the gamut from new releases, fun book thoughts and sometimes things that are only marginally book-related. So I’ve decided to post them each Saturday, and since I’m not feeling particularly creative [...]

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Friday Finds: Children’s Books

December 5, 2008 Books and Reading

This week I’ve pared down my “Friday Finds” list to the children’s books I’ve added to my “I Want To Read That!” list:
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, by Nancy Springer: found via Semicolon. Here’s the Amazon synopsis:
Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes’ right-hand man—so when he goes missing, it’s a shock. Even Sherlock [...]

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Tuesday Thingers – Most Popular Book

December 2, 2008 Books and Reading

‘ve been really enjoying Tuesday Thingers – I’m very new to LibraryThing and with each Tuesday Thingers I participate in, I learn something new about LibraryThing. Today was no exception. Here’s today’s Tuesday Thingers question:
What’s the most popular book in your library? Have you read it? What did you think? How many users have it?
I [...]

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Mailbox Monday: Another Eclectic Mix

December 1, 2008 Books and Reading

It’s Mailbox Monday again, and here’s what arrived in Ms. Bookish’s household this past week:
Mystery/Thriller: The Book of Lies, by Brad Meltzer.
Chick Lit/Mystery: Big Boned, by Meg Cabot
General fiction/Holidays: The Christmas Train, by David Baldacci
Young adult/Fantasy: The Dragonfly Pool, by Eva Ibbotson
Thriller/Suspense: The Fire, by Katherine Neville
Romance: Sundays at Tiffany’s, by James Patterson and Gabrielle [...]

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Page 56, Sentence 5 – Tagged!

November 29, 2008 Books and Reading

I’ve been tagged by my friend Ann-Kat over at Today I Read (who has just about the most beautiful blog I’ve ever seen).
Here are the instructions:

Open the closest book to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, and turn to page 56.
Write out the fifth [...]

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Friday Finds

November 28, 2008 Books and Reading

I ended up with a huge list this week, so in this week’s Friday Finds post I’m paring the list down to my absolute “I must get my hands on this” list:
When Wanderers Cease to Roam, by Vivian Swift:
I found When Wanderers Cease to Roam through this review at Bermudaonion.
Synopsis from Amazon: “Filled with watercolors [...]

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Tuesday Thingers: LibraryThing Blog Widgets

November 25, 2008 Books and Reading

learned something new with today’s Tuesday Thingers: LibraryThing has blog widgets! I went in and played around with all of the variations, and decided that I liked the book cover mosaic the best. I’ve set it to recent books, which means I will have to get used to entering my books into LibraryThing more [...]

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USA Today’s Top Selling Books Meme

November 19, 2008 Books and Reading

I have just spent the past hour or so reading J. Kaye’s Book Blog – what a wonderful place! She posted this meme last week and it’s one of those memes that jump right out at you, crying “play me, play me!” (Well, at least that’s what I felt!)
Here are the rules:
Bold what you’ve read, [...]

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Tuesday Thingers: Popular book list

November 18, 2008 Books and Reading

oday’s Tuesday Thingers question:
Popular this month on LT: Do you look at this list? Do you get ideas on what to read from it?
Have you read any of the books on the list right now? Feel free to link to any reviews you’ve done as well.
Here’s the list:
1. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2. [...]

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