Did you know there’s a Japanese word for people with more books than they can read?
Did you know… …that there’s a Japanese word for people with more books than they can read? tsundoku (n.) the act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piling it up together with other such unread books. If you combine that idea with a study from the UK...
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:...
Book Cover Award
A Keeper's Tale received a Gold Star Rating for cover design from The Book Designer.