Serial (BBT)

Serial (BBT)

Series? Or Stand-alone books? Series! I love it when there’s a sequel at least, I hate reading one really good book only to find that it ends right there. It’s always more exciting to learn that there are more adventures with my favorite characters when...
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Multi-tasking (BBT)

Do you multi-task when you read? Do other things like stirring things on the stove, brushing your teeth, watching television, knitting, walking, et cetera? Or is it just me, and you sit and do nothing but focus on what you’re reading? (Or, if you do both, why, when,...
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Cheating? Old vs. New. (BBT)

Do you cheat and peek at the ends of books? (Come on, be honest.) If it’s a really good book and I don’t have enough time to finish it exactly before wherever it is I ought to be–then I’ll read the very last page. Not the last chapter, just the...
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Ground Floor (BBT)

There’s something wonderful about getting in on the ground floor of an author’s career–about being one of the first people to read and admire them, before they became famous best-sellers. Which authors have you been lucky enough to discover at the very beginning of...
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Real Life (BBT)

Suggested by Barbara H:  I am paraphrasing from a friend’s Facebook wall her question: “How would a teen-age boy who is going to work with his hands ever use Literature of England in his work?” The age-old “How am I going to use this in real life?” question. How...