Book Challenge by Erin 20.0 is finished! I’m so impressed that Erin has hosted a successful book challenge 20 times. Wow! And now it’s time to compile my reading list for 21.o. (I know, I’m behind schedule. Sigh.) But first, I thought I’d wrap up what I read for Book Challenge by Erin 20.0. Here are the categories and the books I read with some comments: Building on cover: The Hacienda by Isabel Canas I double-dipped by reading this historical…
It’s book challenge time! It’s been a while since I posted (as in stating the obvious). I’ve been busy. I know, I know, you are, too. Hey, thanks for reading! What have I been up to? you ask. Or even if you didn’t. Writing-wise, I’ve done some lackadaisical agent querying for my upper middle grade novel and am working on my new women’s fiction contemporary WIP. I’m about 20k words into the new novel and now have a BIG pile…
It’s time to announce my selections for Book Challenge by Erin 14.0! Book Challenge by Erin 14.0 is a reading challenge [you guessed that, right?] that runs from January through April. For more information and to join in the fun, check out Erin’s Facebook page. Here are the book categories and my selections: Freebie, read any book of your choice Book Woman of Troublesome Creek I’d never heard of the blue people of Appalachia. Sounds like a fascinating read. Plus,…
So, 2019 has dawned, and that means it’s time for another Book Challenge by Erin! For any of you unfamiliar with Book Challenge by Erin, it’s a reading challenge in which you select books based on categories that change each round, twice a year. You can then go to the Facebook group and chat about what you’re reading. You can find out more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/2GZmDDn. (I can’t hyperlink at the moment; WordPress revamped its format, and now…
My reading in 2017. At last it’s New Year’s Eve. I’ve yet to speak to anyone who is not happy to bid farewell to this year of greed and infighting and fake news and war mongering. Of course, reading is never something to regret but rather to look back on with affection even as we anticipate the new reads of the new year. With that in mind… I read many books but only recorded 30 of them on Goodreads. Among…