Last year I read 57 books. I've decided to give myself another reading challenge. In 2014 I want to read 60 books. So far, I'm ahead of schedule. Here are my goals for the year:

Different Types of Books and Their Starter Goal:Classic Literature: 5 books (3/5 read ( Read more... )

Not too long ago (maybe a month or so) several different editors, reviewers, and other staff from literary magazines and publishing houses were asked about what types of stories (short stories and novels) they were receiving. They were also asked what types they were growing bored and/or tired of reading.

Top Five:01. Zombie stories - Zombie ( Read more... )

Last year I read 57 books. I've decided to give myself another reading challenge. In 2014 I want to read 60 books. So far, I'm ahead of schedule. Here are my goals for the year:

Different Types of Books and Their Starter Goal:Classic Literature: 5 books (3/5 read ( Read more... )

I read an interesting article today that talked about current dating trends. Since things are so expensive these days, a new trend is heading to the library/book store and browsing for novels. Seems lots of "20-somethings" are doing this for their first or second dates. The couple heads into their local library/book store and compare favorite ( Read more... )

You know the HBO series Game of Thrones? The one based on George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire book series? Yeah, that one. I'm currently reading the third book and I've seen both seasons of the show. However, I have major issues with both. Especially in terms of the unnecessary nudity (tv series), the way women are sometimes written (books), ( Read more... )

I've been on a reading kick for the past few months. I usually read three or four books a week. Last night I went to my local Barnes and Noble (where they now know my name!) and bought a huge pile of books.

The Books:

Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers is the first novel in the His Fair Assassin series. I will freely admit that I bought this novel ( Read more... )

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I tried. I really did. I bought YA high fantasy novels (The Warrior Heir and The Demon King) and I bought adult high fantasy novels (A Game of Thrones) and I couldn't get past page seventy in any of them ( Read more... )

Around the end of November, I didn't have a lot to do. I was just looking for a job (still am!). So, I started to read. I started to read a lot of young adult literature, because that is my guilty pleasure. Did you know Barnes and Noble now has a 'Teen Paranormal Romance ' section? Because mine does! On the whole I've read one children's book, ( Read more... )

Originally posted by darkspirited1 at SIGNAL BOOST: SAY YES TO GAY YA
This comes from an article by rachelmanija entitled, Say Yes to Gay YA.
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Our novel Stranger has five viewpoint characters; one, Yuki Nakamura, is ( Read more... )