Can I read 30 books this year? One of my goals for this quickly passing new year is to read (or listen to) 30 books. Ambitious? Perhaps. But if you saw the stacks of books filling the nightstand next to my bed, you might be inclined to agree that I need to pick up myRead more…
When my kids were young enough to come to the beach with me every day, but old enough to get themselves to the pool or spend the day trying to sell friendship bracelets up by the cabanas at our club, I’d squeeze in a lot of reading. I’d sit in a circle on the beachRead more…
Friends, I know. I am a terrible pen pal. Honestly, this is probably why I don’t have any friends from grammar school. I’m just not great at staying in touch. But I’m trying to turn over a new leaf. I’m going to attempt to lift this blog from the hot and humid ashes of NewRead more…
I can’t tell you how much I love this time of year. #1: I don’t have to worry about putting on a bathing suit for months. #2: I don’t have to go outdoors and pretend I’m having fun. In other words, I get to release my inner homebody. I love putzing around my house andRead more…
Hello, my name is Amy and I am a book-aholic. You guys, I have a problem. Some people gamble. Some can’t stop buying shoes. I am addicted to books. I love to buy them. I don’t necessary always read them. Or at least finish them. But I have a lot of them. They sit inRead more…
I went to the Bahamas for a few days last week with a girlfriend and was very ambitious in the amount of reading material I packed for the trip. Not only did I download The Girl on the Train on my Kindle, but I packed about 20 pounds of magazines — a few Peoples, Oprah, theRead more…
I generally try to avoid all of those email and Facebook chain letters. I’m always flattered when someone includes me in a group of friends whom she thinks would be inspired or uplifted by the message but try to dodge them all the same. I feel bad, but what can I do? But now I’veRead more…
I have a grotesque number of books stacked around my bedroom. Like, I hesitate even taking a picture of the situation, lest you think I am a total nut. There are young adult books that my daughter has recommended, like Rainbow Rowell’s “Attachments.” Some novels lent by my friend and fellow writer including Ann Pachett’s “TheRead more…
In my semi-retirement, when I am not eating or thinking about eating or making lists of things I’d like to be eating, I find I am catching up on things I was never able to get around to while I had a job. Things I just didn’t have the time to do. So now, whenRead more…
I am a reader. It’s just always something that I’ve done to stay busy ever since my mom handed me Babar to get me out of her hair when I was a kid. Over the years, the amount I’ve read has ebbed and flowed – I don’t think I finished one book between like 1992-1998 whenRead more…