The Readers Block

Help!!!! I just want to read again!!! I started to keep a journal on another site sometime in 2006 or so... I basically used it as an online diary that some friends and a few people with similar interests followed. I didn't always post faithfully everyday, but I posted weekly. After awhile, I started noticing I was posting more and more about books! Books that I read, books that were recommended to me, lists of books that I wanted. I was also an active member of Bookcrossing then, so that may explain the posts. But, life got in the way. Fast forward a few years, and I've neglected the journal. Facebook has all my attention, everyday. But even on Facebook, my time is spent in book groups. I can't help it. I love books. I am an addict. So, of course curiosity gets me one day and I find I still remember my password to my journal. It felt like visiting an old friend! But- all my old friends from the site were no longer active. What was the point of continuin

So I have read one other book between my last review post and now, but some recent  health issues have kept me from getting my thoughts together about it so I'll review that book another time. Right now I'm concentrating on regulating my blood sugar levels and finding time to read for enjoyment, as I have no ARC's on deck.  So, see you in a few days!

Today is the 111th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.  To celebrate, Barnes and Noble will host #ReadAcrossAmerica events featuring The Cat in the Hat , Green Eggs and Ham and Oh the Places You 'll Go! tonight at 7pm. Check with your local B&N to see if they are participating. If you can't get to one of the events, celebrate on your own! Just pick your favorite book and read to your children, your grandchildren, or just for your own enjoyment. You're never too old for Dr. Seuss!!!  

To be totally honest , my most anticipated book release of 2015 turned into the most disappointing announcement of 2015. And it's only March. =(  However, just because I can't have Winds of Winter yet, it doesn't mean I don't have anything to look forward to! I'm starting with March because, well, it's March! March-    The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf, March 3 )   The Romans have long since departed and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But, at least, the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased. Axl and Beatrice, a couple of elderly Britons, decide that now is the time, finally, for them to set off across this troubled land of mist and rain to find the son they have not seen for years, the son they can scarcely remember. They know they will face many hazards—some strange and otherworldly—but they cannot foresee how their journey will reveal to them the dark and forgotten corners of their love for each other. Nor can they fores