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Same Kind of Different As Me
I’m a self-proclaimed Book Nerd. Capital B capital N. On any given day, I have around five rotating books on my nightstand: the Bible, and usually one nonfiction (perhaps about the brain or food), at least one on writing (like Strunk & White’s The Element of Style), and a couple of novels (usually what we’re reading in book club). I’ve found some of my favorite books through recommendations from friends, and so I want to pass on these insights to you, my friend. This month I recommend SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, a true story by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. Both of the book clubs I’m in read…
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On Reading
How old were you when you fell in love with books and all that comes with them? The endless worlds, the abyss of possibilities, the characters with their private, inner thoughts you too have once had. The smell of the pulp wafting up as you turn the pages. The recognition of a feeling, the realization of a new way of thinking. My mom gave me my love for reading. Every night, before we were reading chapter books ourselves, my sister and I looked forward to story time when we piled into our parents’ bed and Mom would read a chapter to us from the likes of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Roald…
