Eventually, there will be a flood of them. Books written about (and some, no doubt, during) our collective and oh-so-individual…
YA and MG Favorites of 2021
I typically read in the adult category more than kid lit, but this year I read 14 young adult and…
Nonfiction Favorites of 2021
As I detailed in my 2021 Reading – By the Numbers post, my nonfiction reads last year were pretty evenly…
Fiction Favorites in 2021
I read forty-six adult fiction books this year. Twelve were historical novels, ten were thrillers, and 24 I’ve categorized as…
2021 Reading: By the numbers
I read 115 books this year. 37,600 words, if one is to believe word counts from Goodreads. That’s a lot…
Favorite Books of 2020
A lot of people had a difficult time reading in 2020. With the world in such a mess, it can…
Preparing to Write: A Not-for-the-Faint-of-Heart Guide
I’ve heard there are some writers who just start. These writers, if I’m to believe the stories, put pen to…
30 Days of Books
On January 1, 2018, my friend Chad and I decided to start a Facebook reading group. It wasn’t supposed to…
On not revising (at least for now)
On the evening of January 31, 2019, I sat in a third floor classroom of Loft Literary in Minneapolis and…
Two Bedsides
March 4, 2006 The phone rang at our Texas home on Saturday afternoon. It was the nursing home Dad had…