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The Broke and the Bookish inquire: what are some of your favorite debuts by authors? In no particular order…and bear in mind these are just the first ten authors I thought of that qualified. 1. Syrup, Max Barry Max Barry loves … Continue reading →

The Broke and the Bookish are curious: are there any books you wish you’d read as a child? 1. The Redwall Series, Brian Jacques I did read a few of these books as a kid, but not very many. They’re…fantasy … Continue reading →

From Booking through Thursday: Even I read things other than books from time to time … like, Magazines! What magazines/journals do you read? Back in 2000, when getting excited about the release of The Sims, I bought a magazine called … Continue reading →

This week the Broke and the Bookish want ten characters from fiction who’ve inspired us. I assumed they meant  from books when writing my list. And awaaaaaay we go. (Don’t take these too seriously: after a few entries I settled for … Continue reading →

This week the Broke and the Bookish expect us to commit to at least ten books, particularly those which have sat meekly in the ‘pile of books to read’ for a while. 1. Marcus Aurelius: A Life, Frank McLynn I’ve had this … Continue reading →

Every January I reflect on the past year’s reading and draw attention to a few special books so I hesitated at participating in this week’s list at first.  I wouldn’t want to make my annual review sound repetitive, but I … Continue reading →

Booking through Thursday wants to know:  which book changed your life? A few months ago I started writing a post called “Top Ten Books that Changed My Life”: when I started searching for similar lists by other readers, I stumbled … Continue reading →

This week, the Broke and the Bookish are contemplating a year of new books to delight in. New releases aren’t a staple of my reading diet — I tend to encounter them by chance — but I imagine I’ll be … Continue reading →

This week the folks at the Broke and the Bookish want to know just where we like to spend all of our time reading… 1. The Reading Tree When I lived on-campus, I lived across the street from the main … Continue reading →