Many news articles over the past few months have toted the line that millennials are the most widely read generation to date. This is due to factors like access to the internet, eBooks, cheap(ish) books, and international delivery (I’m talking to you Amazon, Verso, and Book Depository). Online social book spaces like Goodreads and the … Continue reading
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What I have learned about blogging (so far…)
Blogging can mean so many things to so many different people. I’ve heard it described as pointless, rewarding, career-building, therapeutic, creative, and technical. Before I started blogging, I had an idea of what a ‘blogger’ might look like. To be honest, the image was not pretty: overweight, lives in parent’s basement, writes sad poetry… However, … Continue reading
What do you do?
This question fills me with fear. Not because I sit at home doing nothing, but because I feel like anything I say will somehow not meet the expectations of the person asking me this loaded question. “What do you do?” In many societies across the globe, “What do you do?” implies: “What is your profession?” … Continue reading
The Stigma of Readers: nerd, uncool
If you like to read, society tells you that you are allowed to only be a certain way. You are allowed to be introverted, you’re allowed to be shy, you’re allowed to wear glasses, and you’re allowed to enjoy school. You are not allowed to be cool, you’re not allowed to be out-going, you’re not … Continue reading
Are eBooks Better For the Environment?
After my recent post about green publishing houses, I started to wonder: are books or eBooks better for the environment? This is a question that I have no actual answer for, but have been thinking about for quite some time. I feel that there are three ways to break this question down: cost of production; … Continue reading
What is your reading relationship style?
How we read, what we read, how often we read, how many books we read at once… Do you know your reading type? The Monogamist As a book reader you strictly stick to one book at a time. You like to make sure that every book feels special and the only one worthy of your … Continue reading
To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish… That Is the Question!
As Shakespeare once said, “To self-publish or not to self-publish… that is the question!” Okay, so I may be paraphrasing here, but Shakespeare’s original line from Hamlet is not far from my own feelings today: indecision. Granted, my question does not deal with suicide, it does however, deal with a different type of death, creative … Continue reading
How to Start a Book Club
1. Meet Regularly
You should try to meet regularly. I would suggest once a month. Make sure that it is a day and time that everyone can make. I would suggest the first Wednesday of the month for example. Continue reading
Spelling on the internet: check yourself before you wreck yourself
You have no idea what a person’s story is, and making jokes or rude comments about someone’s spelling or grammar doesn’t make you smarter, funnier, cooler, or better. It makes you a jerk. And nobody likes a jerk. Continue reading
Trigger Warning All the Books
I used to think trigger warnings were pointless before I had anything to trigger. Continue reading
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