I have inherited my great-grandmother’s Book of Common Prayer, which was gifted to her by her mother over 100 years ago. This is definitely the oldest book I own. I have also inherited my grandmother’s King James Bible and her copy of Mrs. Beeton’s cookbook, and my grandfather’s copy of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. …
I often preorder ebooks, which means there are two possible answersto this question: the most recent book I’ve ordered, and the most recent book that has landed on my Kindle. Funnily enough, both are from the same series: Trinity Lakes Romance. The most recent book I’ve ordered is Blue Skies Dreaming by Amanda Deed, which …
Last week, I looked at characters I’d like to go on holiday with. Wes and Sunny from The Billionaire’s Teacher by Elizabeth Maddrey won because of the location: the Caribbean. But a great location doesn’t guarantee a great holiday. For example, I wouldn’t go on holiday with journalist Callie Brown from Poison Bay and Venom …
Tough question. I can think of a lot of characters I wouldn’t want to go on holiday with … I like modern comforts such as electricity, hot and cold running water, and flush toilets. On that basis, I think I’ll avoid holidaying with any characters from historical fiction. I live in New Zealand, so I’ve …
We considered this question around a year ago. (Click here to read my response.) A few different titles sprang to mind this year: two I’ve read and reviewed recently, two I’ve read and will review soon, and two I read years ago which feature my favourite US state: Hawai’i. The Roads We Follow by Nicole …
Most of the time I read to be entertained, not to think. But some novels manage to do both at the same time, which is great. Kaleidoscpe Eyes by Karen Ball introduced me to synesthesia, which colours (literally) the way some people see. I wonder if this is where the New Age ideas around auras …
Does reading my own book count? I read that so many times while I was writing and editing. I honestly can’t say how many times. I can say that I didn’t read the whole book each time—I read as much as I had written, and moved forward from there. I’m currently following a similar process …
I’ve been buying and reading Christian fiction for a long time. Many of the first books I bought and read had illustrated covers. Most look horribly dated now because of how much illustration styles have changed. But the photographic covers from the same era also look dated, especially the contemporary titles, because clothing styles have …
As a general rule, I prefer covers with pictures over covers with words. The reason is that covers with words are often nonfiction, and I tend not to read nonfiction. There are some fiction covers with words, but they tend to be hand drawn fonts. For example, here are recent covers from some of my …
I’ve tossed various periods around in considering this question. I studied the history of the Tudors in high school and subsequently read a lot of fiction set in Tudor times … to the point I grew tired of it. I’ve read a lot of Regency romance and enjoy the period … but I’ve possibly read …
