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Do you read more paperback books than hardcovers during the summer?
July 2, 2010, 486 voters
July 2, 2010
The last few nights have been gorgeous, and they sure beat the absolutely wicked heat and humidity that I experienced in Washington, DC last weekend. With the long days that come at the end of June and beginning of July, I have been enjoying sitting outside once I get home from work. We have an outdoor music system, and I love plunking myself in a chair watching the light reflect on the pool; it’s very civilized and downright zen after the craziness of the rest of my days.
In today's post, guest blogger and author Lee Kravitz explains why his new book, UNFINISHED BUSINESS has two reading group guides. Check them both out and let us know which works best for you!
GOING DEEPER
Ever have one of those days where you just felt invisible? Well, Charlotte Usher of Tonya Hurley's ghostgirl books is having one of those days... or rather, lifetimes. In LOVESICK, the third installment of the series, Charlotte's last task at "Dead Ed" --- before she can finally move on and RIP --- is to return to the high school where she died, and help a designated teen sort out a personal problem in time for the Prom. Easy enough, right? Just her luck, her "project" happens to be her former crush, Damon.
July 2010
I have decided that reading is a sport for any weather. This week the temperatures in New York spiked somewhere around 103, and thus turning pages indoors won out over a lot of outdoor activities, though floating in an oversized tube in the pool was pretty nice, too. I still want someone to calculate how many pages one needs to turn to shed one pound --- and how fast one needs to turn them. I do think reading is my favorite sport --- think of the exercise that my mind gets from it!
Do you ever re-read classic titles on your own or with your group?
July 1, 2010, 521 voters
