by J.A. Andrews | Jun 20, 2017 | general
Happy Thursday! Can we chat about something that is not at all book related? I had a dream the other night that I’ve had before, and I know I’m not the only one because my husband has had it too. It even turns out there’s a Psychology Today article about it. And...
by J.A. Andrews | Jun 3, 2017 | general
Do you mark up your books? Do you underline great sentences? Write questions in the margins? Make your own commentary on the text? When I was younger I wouldn’t have dared. Books should be kept as pristine as possible. But then in high school I had a class where we...
by J.A. Andrews | May 4, 2017 | general
I was in a bookstore last week. That doesn’t sound like a particularly interesting fact until you know that before last week it had been about four months since I’d been in one. And maybe over a year before that. Granted, a big part of the problem is that I live in...
by J.A. Andrews | Apr 27, 2017 | general
After my mini-rant against color-coding bookshelves last week, you guys had the best responses. The first thing I’d like to say, is that you’ve convinced me it’s normal for people to feel very particular about their bookshelves. A little tip for you:...
by J.A. Andrews | Apr 17, 2017 | general
Did you know that there are people in the world so very different from me, that there’s the chance we aren’t the same species? I’m not talking about religious beliefs or political leanings or whether they like vanilla ice cream instead of chocolate (which is insane)....