If I were to choose a favorite topic for my non-fiction reading, I would have a really hard time deciding between history and anthropology. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I find history fascinating, and I love learning about the societies and cultures of the past. My most recent non-fiction read was a great blend… Continue reading The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England
Category: Non-fiction
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021 Update: Week Six
Good morning, everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend so far, and that you are continuing to stay healthy. Before we get started on this week's Reading Challenge update, I wanted to take a little bit of time to bring you all up to date on my mum's condition. As many of… Continue reading POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021 Update: Week Six
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021 Update: Week Four
Good morning, everyone! I hope that you are having a fantastic weekend so far, and that you are continuing to stay healthy. It has been quite a week. Last Saturday, after posting my weekly update, I noticed that my feline/velociraptor hybrid was doing a lot of blinking and rubbing one of his eyes. Concerned that… Continue reading POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021 Update: Week Four
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
As I mentioned in Wednesday's post, this has been a great week for reading! I've spent most of the week with my nose buried in a book, and I've been loving every minute of it! One of the titles I had the opportunity to read this week was The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana… Continue reading The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021 Update: Week Two
Good morning, everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend so far, and that you are continuing to remain healthy. For the second week of the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge, I chose to read Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other, by actors Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. This was another… Continue reading POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021 Update: Week Two
Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
I don't know about you, but I have been doing a tremendous amount of reading since the holidays. For Christmas, my parents surprised me with several new books, which I have been thoroughly enjoying over the past couple of weeks. One of the books I received was Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around… Continue reading Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat
Do you ever have those moments when you feel like you've got everything together and you're ahead of schedule, only to realize that your sense of time is completely screwed up? That happened to me earlier this morning. I sat down to look at the calendar before getting started on today's post, and rather abruptly… Continue reading Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat
The Diary of a Young Girl
Earlier this week, I issued a challenge, which was to spend some time talking about censorship and/or a banned book that had a significant positive impact on you as a reader. As I was thinking about my own response to this challenge, it occurred to me that many of the books that had the greatest… Continue reading The Diary of a Young Girl
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2020
Argh! It do be Talk Like A Pirate Day, mateys! Okay, that's quite enough of that, but the statement still stands. Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day, which makes this a perfect time to discuss books about pirates. It's really not surprising that people find pirates fascinating. Not only are they part of world… Continue reading Talk Like A Pirate Day 2020
Pure Invention
Have you ever watched anime or taken the time to read a volume of manga? Do you play Nintendo or sing karaoke? Did you ever beg your parents to buy you a Hello Kitty backpack, or have a meltdown during class because your teacher confiscated your Tamagotchi? If you answered "yes" to any of these… Continue reading Pure Invention