Title: Neil Gaiman at Syracuse OnCenter
Rating: ★★★★★
I’ve been hearing fantastic things about Neil Gaiman’s books since I started blogging, so I’m excited to have finally gotten to reading some of his books and to have gotten to hear him speak. I thought it would be nice to open with a brief review of his talk since it made me want to read and listen to more of his books, even more so than the books of his which I’ve read. Looking at a list of Gaiman’s published works and hearing him speak solidified my impression that he is an author who writes at least as eclectically as I read. His talk was very thought-provoking and often hilarious and I felt as though every word was chosen with care. His dynamic readings convinced me that I should read some his books as audiobooks and his mastery of language convinced me that I should read more of his books in general. If you get a chance to see him talk, I’d highly recommend it Continue reading
Title: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
I’m kicking off my week of literary love with a topic that I think means a lot to all of us: why I love reading and reading is so important.
This week I’m participating in the Bout of Books read-a-thon. My goal is to read more than usual, mostly by eliminating the TV watching I do. I’m also actually looking forward to a 4.5 hour bus ride I’m taking into NYC this weekend (and the 4.5 hours back!) as a prefect time to fit in some extra reading. In the meantime, I’ll be up-dating this post every day with my the amount of reading I managed to fit in the day before. I hope everyone else participating is having a lot of fun and making great progress on their goals 
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Today I’m very excited to have an interview over at Pages Unbound! We talk about useful things, like the most interesting things I’ve learned while blogging, and fun things, like which character I’d want as a sibling and my favorite sport. You should stop by and check it out here.
Title: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
