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We're all familiar with the summer reading programs for young readers (see my earlier post HERE). But today I'm here with a fun reading challenge for adults. Relax! There's no jumping through hoops to read in specific categories or genres. Just read. Novels. Comic books. How-to Build a Backyard Gazebo. Whatever makes you happy. But ThriftBooks wants you to join their 500 Billion Pages Challenge. It seems that surveys show that a decade ago Americans were reading 500 billion p

Sadly, when the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Summer Reading program began in 1984 for kids through Grade 6 I was starting high school. Bummer, since there was a Pizza Hut just down the hill from my high school. Of course, my class got banned from Pizza Hut after a (small) fire accidentally started by a classmate...but I digress. Despite never being a BOOK IT kid, I raised children who annually kept track of their reading and enjoyed their personal pizzas. For a family on a budget, a Pi

The British are coming - coming to life in a book I am so excited about! A few months ago I stumbled across a Substack called Receipts from the Bookshop written by a book author and owner of a bookshop, Katie Clapham. It was hysterical. And touching. And so, so fun. It became the highlight of my Fridays (and occasionally Thursdays or Tuesdays when there's a bank holiday). I'm not always a "read this" or "follow this" kind of gal but I have been shouting through my bullhorn ab

I'm a firm believer of the "I can never have too many books" school of thought. That said, I also realize that I'm also in the world of "I will never have enough money for all the books I want". So I frequent my local library (where they are so nice about getting books shipped in from other libraries) and haunt local used book sales searching for particular titles and authors I love. Yes, I do have an ever-growing TBR list. Then there are the books that just show up on my doo

This week - April 19 to April 25 - is National Library Week and this year's theme is "Find Your Joy". What a marvelous theme because I feel happy every time I walk through the doors of my local library. Maybe because of the new books I'll be checking out but often because of the welcoming smiles of my local librarians or an interesting event happening at my library. If you're in the mood to celebrate National Library Week, I'm sure your local library would love a visit from y

Ever wish someone would watch every Agatha Christie adaptation and report back? Teresa Peschel did exactly that! Agatha Christie, She Watched is on Kindle sale for 99¢ from April 6–12 . One woman’s project to watch and write about 201 Christie adaptations , with insights, opinions, and plenty of love for classic mystery. Get the deal here: https://pictbooks.tours/OQ2lsUeE It's a Happy Birthday deal since the book was released on April 7, 2023. Come back next week on April

Are you a nature lover? And a book lover? Then I have a fun book club for you that will cover both bases with a new book every other month - plenty of time to do your reading. It's the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation virtual book club. Don't be shy if you aren't from PA! Sorry, I'm a little late to the game and missed the first selection but you can still join in for April's selection of Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by Edward O. Wilson. Learn more about thi

I'm miffed at my local postal worker. She still hasn't delivered my copy of Dibs the Dragon and the Marshmallow Rescue and I'm so eager to read it! My review will have to wait until next week but for today I thought I'd answer one of the writing prompts provided by author Ellie Moss. What makes a story a “repeat read” in your house? It's funny how some books just capture your children's attention and make them an endless read. Of course, as parents we sometimes get frustrat

As part of the WOW Women on Writing blog tour for Ekta Garg's short story collection: The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories I'm...

Tomorrow is Book Lovers Day. Of course, in my world EVERY day is book lover's day! But if you buy a book tomorrow(August 9) - and let's...

There comes a time in your life when your not really learning a lot of new words. But this week I learned a new word - spredged! It's a...

It's been a few months but I'm back to answer this month's prompt for ISWG : What were some books that impacted you as a child or young...

Yes, I've bought books just because they were beautiful. Mostly children's picture books and the occasional vintage book. I own Gray's...

Or more specifically, a particular book I happen to be reading about plants. Very special plants. Killer plants! I started writing a...

It's not officially Jesse Q. Sutanto Week but it is here at Words by Webb. It all started last year when my daughter took me to a new...

Joining a book club always seems like such a good idea. But then comes the tough part - scheduling. Babysitters, work, mealtimes and...

Wouldn't it be lovely to talk about books, tropical plants and conservatories with author and gardener Ruth Kassinger as we patiently...

Join the twelfth year of the Longwood Gardens’ Community Read—a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and to start a...

Played a game at supper with my husband and son. They had to name five authors. Without looking at the wall of bookshelves across the...

So, I'm waiting to be a grandma - or a nana - or a grammy - or a...well, I just haven't decided on a name. Suggestions are welcome! No...