My journey through literary history has taken me into the 1950s. Thanks to television and movies, and to having parents who were born in the ’50s, I feel as though I have ...
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2017 Reading Challenge: A book written during the 1940s.
If you’ve been following along with my 2017 Reading Challenge, you’ll notice that we’ve approached the year’s halfway point. We (well, I) read through the Victorian era, the turn of the century, the first ...
2017 Reading Challenge: A book written during the 1930s.
As you know, my personal reading challenge this year is to branch out of my comfort zone (contemporary novels) to read some books that are a little less current. So far, I’ve ...
2017 Reading Challenge: A book written during the 1920s.
I’m a third of the way through my 2017 Reading Challenge, journeying through literature of the twentieth century, and I’ve arrived in the 1920s. I’ve always been fascinated by the Roaring 20s. ...
2017 Reading Challenge: A book published between 1910 and 1919.
My 2017 Reading Challenge has taken me into the second decade of the twentieth century. The 1910s were a pivotal time for our nation and the rest of the world. Many countries ...
2017 Reading Challenge: A book written between 1900 and 1909.
I’m only two months into this year’s reading challenge, but it’s already been a very eye-opening and perspective-shifting experience! Since publication dates are the driving force behind my monthly book selections, I’m ...
2017 Reading Challenge: A book written before 1900.
One of my favorite time wasters life enhancing activities is exploring random topics on Wikipedia. In preparing for this year’s reading challenge of walking through literary history, I decided to look up ...
My 2017 Reading Challenge: A Literary Journey Through History
It’s no secret that books play a prominent role in my life. Books serve as my favorite form of entertainment, my primary source of information, and a fountain of inspiration for nearly ...
2016 Reading Challenge: A book from my childhood.
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is a love of reading. I am endlessly grateful to my own parents for setting me on the path toward becoming ...
2016 Reading Challenge: A book currently on the bestseller list.
Despite my immense love of books, I have a hard time spending a lot of money on my reading habit. I tend to rely on the library and occasional purchases of discounted ...