Our final genre of discussion is books for the younger crowd, from middle grade to young adult. When I was growing up, I don’t remember much in the way of a Young Adult genre. Or maybe I passed through the reading levels so quickly, I skipped it all together. As an adult I am fascinated…
ARMCHAIR BEA 2014 – On Reading and Writing
{Topic of Choice} No matter what we like to read or where we like to read it, we love reading and we love writing about it. So as a send off for this fantastic week with some of my favorite memes, quotes and pictures of all things literary. I have these and…
ARMCHAIR BEA 2014 – Expanding Blogging Horizons
Tell us about how you have expanded on blogging in your own unique way. About two years ago I upgraded my blog to be the site you see now. It was three (yes, three) separate blogs on blogger. As you can imagine, I became quite tired of managing the different outlets. I sprung for a…
ARMCHAIR BEA 2014 – Novellas & Short Stories
Now it is time to give a little love to those little stories in your life. Share your love for your favorite shorts of any form. What is a short story or novella that doesn’t get the attention that it deserves? Recommend to readers what shorts you would suggest they start with. This book changed my…
ARMCHAIR BEA 2014 – Author Interaction
Author Interaction — Let’s talk interacting with authors IRL (in real life) or online. I’ve been pretty lucky in this regard. We have a good book festival where I live, so I’ve been able to meet some favorite authors. I was also lucky enough to meet the very sweet and funny David Sedaris after a reading.…