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With the holiday season now upon us, how does it affect your reading? Do you have more, or less, time to read at Christmas? Do you read Christmas themed/related books? The only change I see comes from any related days off work. Of course, some of that time is spent with family activities and […] How do you feel about wide-spread reading phenomenons – Harry Potter, for instance, or the more current Twilight Saga? Are these books so widely read for a reason, or merely fads or crazes? Do you feel compelled to read – or NOT to read – these books because everyone else is? I don’t generally […] WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? Hunger by Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun. A book I recently read on the siege of Leningrad during World War II mentioned this book containing among the most powerful descriptions of the stages of hunger. The novel, written in 1890, stuck in my head and I decided to pick […] If you keep your books, where do you keep them? And, if you give them away, who do you give them to? Do you participate in Bookcrossing, BookMooch, PaperbackSwap, or the like? Do you give your old books to family & friends, or donate them? Are any of your books in storage due to […] How has the economy impacted your book buying? Do you think it’ll change the reading and book-buying habits of the country? Will it increase your library visits? Will it make you wait for the paperback edition instead of buying the hardcover? Although the current state of U.S. reading habits are embarrassing, I think it […] |
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