Miscellaneous
Here lives the other stuff. Reading challenges. Book buying sprees. Meet ups with other readers. Pretty much anything that’s on my mind!
Let’s Not Make Reading Gendered
I recently listened to a podcast where old-school Hollywood powerhouse Alan Alda interviewed author Ann Patchett. And I was appalled at the casual manner in which both of them accepted and propagated gendered beliefs about readers. Patchett quoted statistics: 80% of...
Four Audible Originals: A Combined Review
After some long books in May, I decided to catch up on some shorter books. In my Audible collection, that means listening to a few Audible Originals. And finally Audible let's you sort your titles by length, which makes it much easier to manage via time. Instead of...
Book Pairing 101
If you are a monogamous reader, this may be your gateway into adventure. Or not. That’s okay. And if you love reading more than one book at a time, you’ve come to the right place. I have a lot of ideas about how to read more than one book at a time without feeling...
Best Reading of 2018
I’ve decided that 2018 was my “Year of the Woman.” Themes of feminism and other various related women’s issues threaded their way through many of my choices. Plus, I read a plethora of amazing work from women authors. I love when the unintentional becomes...
It’s My Birthday Giveaway!
It’s my birthday, and to celebrate I’m doing a Giveaway on Litsy and here, at TheBibliophage.com. I love reviewing books for my readers, so it’s fitting to have a party starting today. Winners will be chosen on November 8, 2018. You have until Midnight (Eastern time)...
I Feel Bad About Abandoning a Classic
I just abandoned a classic book. I listened for 10 of its 19 hours, and it wasn’t growing on me. In truth, part of this was the narrator. She voiced the main character with a breathy voice I found annoying. But it’s much more than that. Why do we expect a book written...
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