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25 Reading Challenges to Unleash Your Inner Bookworm
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25 Reading Challenges to Unleash Your Inner Bookworm

    I was not what you would call a bookworm back in 2011 when I started blogging. “I don’t have time to read”, I’d say to myself, just as often as I’d say “I don’t have time to exercise” (trust me, I said both all. the. time).  I never just read for pleasure. In hindsight,…

Author of Forty Rooms, Olga Grushin recommends the Moomin series of children's books during 30Authors event. Olga says "these stories celebrate the best things in life – family, friendship, openness to new things and new people, love of beauty and nature – and they do so with much subtle humor and effortless charm."
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Author Olga Grushin Recommends The Moomin Series of Children’s Books

  #30Authors has been going on all month long on book blogs around the Internet bringing you authors’ favorite recent reads. Have you been following along and adding all these gems to your to-read stack? I was happy to host Vanessa Hua who introduces us to Grace, a poignant historical fiction about slavery from debut author Natashia…

The synopsis suggests Triple Love Score is a light-hearted romance but the excerpt of Triple Love Score shows this book packs a powerful, emotional punch that will have you wanting to read more.
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Excerpt of Triple Love Score Packs a Powerful & Emotional Punch

  Good morning book lovers! Today, I’m excited to bring you a sneak peek and excerpt of Triple Love Score by Brandi Megan Granett. The synopsis suggests this book is about puzzles, romance and second chances for an introverted bookworm and it sounds right up my alley. But the excerpt of Triple Love Score below shows that…

Reading Activities for the Whole Family. 10 Ideas to Build Your Family's Reading Culture and Encourage a Love of Reading in your kids by Guest Blogger The Orthodox Mama.
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Be Our Guest Fridays {34}: Reading Activities for the Whole Family by The Orthodox Mama

When we become parents, we think we know everything, right? We’ve read all the parenting books. Then the doctor hands you this perfect baby and you are humbled to find that this little creature will be the one teaching you invaluable lessons. In the case of loving to read, I actually learned it from my oldest son.  I…