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Sunday Musings: Back to School

Posted on September 3, 2017 13 Comments

The list of 300 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once rolled around Facebook earlier in the summer. Without counting the books on the list that I totally plan to read within the next year or so, I managed to score a pathetic 87/300 books read. I’ve read lots of books, but I guess these […]

Sunday Musings: The Word of Promise

Posted on January 8, 2017 10 Comments

Last year, I decided to really up my audiobook challenge game when I discovered the celebrity audio drama, Word of Promise. This is the complete reading of the New King James Version Bible by a red carpet list of celebrities. It should be noted that the majority of the actors performing this masterpiece are white, […]

Sunday Musings: Worlds Without End Update

Posted on July 10, 2016 10 Comments

School’s out, which means life can settle down to a more reasonable pace. At least for a little while! Despite the crazy over the past few months, I have managed to tuck away several entries for the various challenges that keep me focused on my annual reading goals. There’s the standard Goodreads challenge, where I […]

Sunday Musings: Representation Matters

Posted on April 17, 2016 11 Comments

More than once here at BiblioSanctum, I have complained about or praised a book for its lack of or inclusion of diverse characters. I write reviews where I am compelled to point out where diversity shines or fails. Why? Because I can’t help but notice it. Because it matters to me. It matters to me […]

Sunday Musings: Novelizations

Posted on March 13, 2016 14 Comments

This year, I am turning my attention back to movie novelizations. I used to read them when I was young–mainly the ones featuring the most beloved of movies. Actually, I just read the Star Wars and Terminator books. The rest I shunned because novelizations are just cheap cash grabs and why would I want to […]

Sunday Musings: Review Rut

Posted on March 6, 2016 6 Comments

Normally, when I read a book, I’m already writing the review in my head. Last year, for whatever reason (and there were many valid ones), I just wasn’t in the right mind set to do so. I thankfully still was able to get in the right mind space to read or listen to books, but […]

Sunday Musings: Space and Beyond

Posted on February 21, 2016 17 Comments

Last year, I signed up for “Somewhere Out There,” a Worlds Without End reading challenge focused on works that take place in the vastness of space. I only managed to complete about half of my required reads. This year, I am trying again with the “Space Opera” challenge: I’ve filled out my desired reads for […]

Sunday Musings: How Writers Write Fiction

Posted on February 14, 2016 7 Comments

I can write. I know I can write. I’m confident in my ability to write. But there’s always more to learn. I’ve been looking for a long while for a writing course that could help me hone my craft, while still fitting within my budget. This was a difficult task until I discovered the University […]

Sunday Musings: Back to the Library

Posted on February 7, 2016 17 Comments

I did it. I finally did it. I went to the library and renewed my library card after months of delinquency. I’m ashamed really. How could I let my library card expire? For shame indeed. Not that I haven’t visited lately. Our local library has many great programs for kids and my seven-year-old has been participating […]

Sunday Musings: Goodbye 2015

Posted on December 27, 2015 8 Comments

I love Goodreads. It makes creating these year-end wrap up posts so much fun because the site kindly puts together all of your reading statistics for you. This year, they’ve gone one step further to make a really pretty chart of my Year in Books (click for the complete list and cool graphical display — […]