“People who buy books ... are of two kinds. There are those who buy because they love books and what they can get from them, and those to whom books are one form of entertainment among several. ... The second group has to be courted” (p. 117). . Which kind of book buyer are you?... Continue Reading →
Because I recently read The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin for the Literary Wives series, I wanted to learn more about the protagonist, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. I was impressed that she was a writer and that she had published, in her own right, some great books. The most popular,... Continue Reading →
Today’s post is a quiz with famous lines (sometimes the very first lines) from books. See how many you can identify without cheating! No using Google or other forms of the internet. (Or good old fashioned books...) “Call me Ishmael.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” “One cannot think... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 