10 Must-Read Books For Spring Cleaning and Organizing
- BOOK LISTS, BOOKS & SEASONS
- April 17, 2025
When someone says to a book lover, “I’m so bored,” the inevitable response goes something like this: 1. “But what about all these books?” via GIPHY 2. “I have the antidote: it’s called reading.” via GIPHY 3. “Don’t you have a library card?” via GIPHY 4. “Have you ever heard of a library?” via GIPHY
READ MORENovelist-poet-playwright Doris Lessing famously said: “There’s no doubt that fiction makes a better job of the truth.” It is interesting, however, that—at least in the case of climate fiction (cli-fi)—the truth is catching up with fiction much faster than anticipated. In my book, Tales from The Warming, I tried to apply Lessing’s dictum to telling
READ MORECelebrations for Tom Sawyer, Ernest Hemingway, a certain type of book that sparked a battle between Marty McFly and Biff Tannen in Back to the Future Part II, and all paperbacks make up the most important dates to remember in the world of literature during the month of July. July 1-31: Read an Almanac Month
READ MOREWhen book lovers encounter these 10 situations, they inevitably say, “Not without my book.” 1. When you leave the house. via GIPHY 2. When you commute to school or work. via GIPHY 3. When you go to recess or coffee break. via GIPHY 4. Or lunch break. via GIPHY 5. When you have to wait
READ MOREMost of our stories and images of mining towns are about men, so I was intrigued by this novel about women in Butte, Montana. Copper Sky, by Milana Marsenich, tells the connected stories of two very different women in this town. The novel starts off slowly, with a lot of repetition of the key facts.
READ MOREThis is what book lovers actually mean when they say, “I’m just going to read a few pages.” 1. Two hours later… via GIPHY 2. “We’ll go for that walk in a minute, buddy.” via GIPHY 3. “Do you smell something burning in the kitchen?” via GIPHY 4. Four hours later… via GIPHY 5. “I’ll
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