For the Love of Books and Summer Reading
Summer Reading
Did you enjoy ninetyandnine’s Summer Reading: The Ultimate List as much as I did? It was neat to see what everyone is reading. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. You might get some ideas for your summer reading picks.
My Progress
As I confessed, the last few months have found me with little time for reading. (What’s new?) But I read one book last week, and the minute I post this blog, I’m starting Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It feels so good to be reading again!
Still Looking?
As I was desperately trying to find just the right book to award my precious reading time, I ran across several book lists you may find useful:
Christianity Today 2006 Award-Winning Books – 240 Christian books were nominated this year. Isn’t it good to know that many Christian titles went into print and were recognized by their publishers as worthy?
Slate: Favorite Beach Books – On the opposite end of the spectrum, but interesting to see what popular fiction authors are reading….
Big Books of Summer (MSN’s List) – This is really just a top 5 compilation from all the big boys like NYTimes, etc.
Best American Fiction of the Last 25 Years (NYTimes) – If you really want to get literary….
The Long and the Short of It
When it was all said and done, I’d ran up the credit card on Amazon, but was left with the joy of feeling super-literate…. I’ve worried that the end of independent booksellers is near because of megabookstores. Do you ever wonder if Internet booksellers will eliminate the need for bookstores and libraries as well?
Did you enjoy ninetyandnine’s Summer Reading: The Ultimate List as much as I did? It was neat to see what everyone is reading. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. You might get some ideas for your summer reading picks.
My Progress
As I confessed, the last few months have found me with little time for reading. (What’s new?) But I read one book last week, and the minute I post this blog, I’m starting Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It feels so good to be reading again!
Still Looking?
As I was desperately trying to find just the right book to award my precious reading time, I ran across several book lists you may find useful:
Christianity Today 2006 Award-Winning Books – 240 Christian books were nominated this year. Isn’t it good to know that many Christian titles went into print and were recognized by their publishers as worthy?
Slate: Favorite Beach Books – On the opposite end of the spectrum, but interesting to see what popular fiction authors are reading….
Big Books of Summer (MSN’s List) – This is really just a top 5 compilation from all the big boys like NYTimes, etc.
Best American Fiction of the Last 25 Years (NYTimes) – If you really want to get literary….
The Long and the Short of It
When it was all said and done, I’d ran up the credit card on Amazon, but was left with the joy of feeling super-literate…. I’ve worried that the end of independent booksellers is near because of megabookstores. Do you ever wonder if Internet booksellers will eliminate the need for bookstores and libraries as well?
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