BINGO! What do I win?! Cash? Prizes? What’s that you say… just the enjoyment of discovering new books and telling my loyal followers about them? Good enough for me.

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Surprise! Bet you weren’t expecting me.

Remember when I said I wasn’t going to do any reading challenges this year? Predictably, that only lasted so long before I could resist. So 2016 Reading Bingo is ON, courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada.

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You may not have been keeping track, but I bet, loyal readers, that if you look back on what you’ve read this year you’ll be able to cover a bunch of squares for Reading Bingo. Maybe you’ll get a line, or two, or the corners, or some other funky pattern. Or maybe you’ll cover the whole card!

So how about this… Use this handy form to tell me what books you read this year that qualify for Reading Bingo. I’ll collect all your submissions, and before the end of the year, I’ll put together a post showing YOUR Reading Bingo cards.

Then we can all add even more books to our wish lists!

I think I’m reading too many books these days. Really! It’s possible! So I a) have no life and b) seem to be getting harsher in my judgment of books. If a book doesn’t blow me away from the start, I feel disappointed and just want to get through it. Which isn’t really fair to all those very good books out there. So maybe I should take a break or slow down?! (Likelihood of me taking a break or slowing down: zero per cent.)  Continue reading

Quick poll: How would you rather spend your time these days, enjoying the nice weather outside, or reading?

Trick question! I recommend doing both at the same time. Lounge chair + sunshine + a little breeze + that smell of summer in the air + a book in my hands = my absolute favourite indulgence.

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