When I came across this book photo on prettybooks’ tumblr blog, I fell into instant meditation (assuming one can drool and pine while meditating) and instant love. There is something most special about a new thick paperback that denotes a passion in people that can come from nothing else. It’s the senses that are stirred, the
Read MoreChances are if you’re a writer, you love to read and you love books and you love words. Listening to other book lovers, avid readers, and book experts, is entertaining, fills us with ongoing knowledge, reminds us of things we may have forgotten, and inspires us to read and to write. Here’s a bit about one resource that has been a wonderful distraction for those down-time moments when I want to fill myself with book stuffs, book people, and book places, without actually reading or writing.
Read MoreEvery once in a while you read a book that grabs ahold of your soul and takes you on an unexpected journey. Recently I had the chance to preview a book, Vacuum County by author Aya Katz that not only surprised me, but also made my personal list of books I think a lot of people should be reading.
This fictional story is filled with assorted subplots, characters, and themes that encompass a cornucopia filled with American small town life realities and hidden truths that are not only relevant and timely to history past, but also living breathing history that a lot of us may vaguely realize is happening every day, but haven’t yet managed to connect the dots, or just are simply too overwhelmed in living our own lives to notice and be alarmed at the implications for all of us.
Vacuum County takes you into a story line that is intricate and multi-layered. It’s a feast of messages and themes, such as:
Read MoreWhat happens to a book that’s been gifted, throughout one year’s time? I came across this short video that offers a creative view into the life of one such red book, and simply shows the natural process that many books tend to go through.
The life of this book has its ups and downs, it is not an overly emotional or exaggerated life. It changes
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