BTT this week is about fictional characters: Are there any fictional characters whom you have emulated (or tried to)? Who and why? What literary character do you feel is most like you personality-wise (explain)? I don’t think I have tried... Continue reading →

how many of us write notes in our books. Are you a Footprint Leaver or a Preservationist? – BTT Preservationist. I don’t really like writing in books and leave them as they are. If I wanted to leave notes about... Continue reading →

Do you have “issues” with too much profanity or overly explicit (ahem) “romantic” scenes in books? Or do you take them in stride? Have issues like these ever caused you to close a book? Or do you go looking for... Continue reading →

Okay . . . picture this (really) worst-case scenario: It’s cold and raining, your boyfriend/girlfriend has just dumped you, you’ve just been fired, the pile of unpaid bills is sky-high, your beloved pet has recently died, and you think you’re... Continue reading →

There was a widely bruited-about statistic reported last week, stating that 1 in 4 Americans did not read a single book last year. Clearly, we don’t fall into that category, but . . . how many of our friends do?... Continue reading →