If Brazil is on your Bucket List, but you aren’t able to get there anytime soon, why not read some books set in Brazil. While traveling through the pages is certainly not the same as actual travel, it is a wonderful way to experience different places and cultures when you aren’t able to go. Books set in Brazil One of…
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For any reader, this is an eternal question: what will you read next? For some of us, the book depends on the mood we’re in and what we feel like readers, for others it might be a very well organized to-be-read list, and for others still, it might be as simple as what’s available and easy to get my hands…
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This year I decided to challenge myself to read outside my comfort zone. I started the Read Around the World Challenge as a way of reading more books set in other countries. But, what I’m finding as I go through the challenge is that I’m really enjoying reading books translated to English but were originally written in other languages. Books…
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Where can I take my kids in Toronto? I don’t know about you, but this is our battle cry every time we travel. Where can we take our kids? And now that we have teens, it seems like the resources for finding fun places aren’t as plentiful. So, if you happen to be heading to Toronto anytime in the near…
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Have you ever fancied having a Harry Potter feast similar to the ones you’ve read about in the Harry Potter series? I don’t know about you, but I don’t have house-elves slaving away in the kitchen. So, when I throw a Harry Potter feast, it’s pretty much on me to figure out what to serve and how to make it!…
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Over on Facebook, I’m hosting a Read Around the World Challenge this year. (If you’d like to join the reading challenge, click here.) And, I thought since we were “visiting” Spain this month, I would round it out with some Easy Spanish Recipes in case you’d like to continue the adventure in the kitchen. Before my family traveled to Spain,…
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I love quotes! Especially reading quotes!! To me, reading quotes can be inspirational, humorous and very satisfying. I find when reading, I like to underline quotes and phrases that speak to me. I really like this quote from Daniel Pennac. “Reader’s Bill of Rights The right to not read The right to skip pages The right to not finish The…
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There are so many fantastic books being made into movies this year! If you are a big fan of going to movies, this would be a fantastic Reading Challenge for you this year! Grab a copy of my BOOKS BEING MADE INTO MOVIES – 2020 and get busy reading! Even if you don’t want to spend your year reading books…
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I always find it interesting to look back at the end of the year and see what I did on my blog and how things have changed over the year. Today I thought it would be interesting to see what my most popular blog posts are on my blog. And, my timing in looking back this year coincided perfectly with…
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It’s always fun to be part of a big party, and The Write Reads Ultimate Blog Tours are always a big party! And so, I’m excited to be part of the Blog Tour for The Devil’s Apprentice by Kenneth B. Andersen. Title: The Devil’s Apprentice The Great Devil War, Volume 1 (of 3) Author: Kenneth B. Andersen Summary of The…
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