Have you ever had that dream…?
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...
Are you a Book Marker?
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...
Bookstore musings
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...
Bookshelf Organization
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: Don't ever "help"...
Did you know some people are crazy? (Or Never Judge a Book By Its Color)
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)....
Bookish Things Confession
I feel like as a book lover, I should be able to say, without reservation, that the book is always better than the movie. But I have a confession to make. (Please lean forward close to the screen and read this next line in a whispery, confessional voice.) I liked a...
Did you know 25% of American’s haven’t read a book in the last year?
A study last year found that approximately a quarter of American adults in haven’t read a single book in the last year. (Pew Research Center, Sept. 2016) I grew up in a family of avid readers, and my own little family is too—complete with children sneaking flashlights...
Did you know…that the moment you touch something, you begin to feel ownership of it?
I had hoped that this reaction was restricted to two-year-olds, but apparently adults have the same issue. A study at Ohio State University showed that people begin to feel a sense of ownership for something that is not theirs after holding it for only 30 seconds. And...
Did you know…that more that half of the books started aren’t finished?
A study put this number at 57%. I can tell you that personally, the percentage of books I have started and not finished in life is much lower than that. In fact, until the last few years, I always plowed on through, no matter how boring the book was getting. Why? I...
Did you know that life is 90% perspective?
I have no data to back that up, but I'm going to go with it anyway. For instance, the dashboard on my van has a little light that that say "TPMS." My owner's manual tells me this stands for Tire Pressure Monitoring System. It is supposed to turn on a different little...