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September 12, 2015
The Little Prince – amazing book!
The Little Prince – amazing book!
September 11, 2015
Remembering 9/11
((September 11th Beaumont Tx – Fire Museum...
September 10, 2015
I will read fairy tales to my friends…. and if they...
I will read fairy tales to my friends…. and if they don’t like me reading to them, perhaps it’s time to get new friends! [READER’S MANIFESTO]
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September 9, 2015
One Breath Books - a new book review podcast
I have just started a new book blog podcast. You’d be welcome to join me and friends reviewing books in this new audio format.
A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler – One Breath Book Reviews
Posted by nedhayes on Sep 9, 2015 in One Breath Books | 0 comments
A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler – One Breath Book Reviews
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ONE BREATH BOOKS (all reviews)
A book podcast with very quick reviews of books. One Breath for each book.
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September 8, 2015
BOOK QUOTE: “Stars steam away as a pale sun rises, hot...
BOOK QUOTE:
“Stars steam away as a pale sun rises, hot coal dropped in a watery sky. Light seeps across the forest as the reedy shrieks of wood fowl echo in the trees. The path from our village to the King’s Highway is no road at all. To the east, that faint track leads up through the forest until it reaches, finally, the open country and paths that lead to other places. Hob is taking us beyond the bounds of the known world.”
— from the novel SINFUL FOLK
September 7, 2015
A Reader's Manifesto
In the digital age of Android and iPads, Facebook and Instagram, I think there’s the need for a new Reader’s Manifesto, a statement of action that will remind readers everywhere of their identity and the difference that reading makes in a busy world.
As a reader,
I will read when I am bored, instead of checking my phone or tablet. I will read a story instead.
I will read in the bathroom when I have an extra moment, instead of checking my phone.
When I wake in the morning, I will read a chapter from my book instead of doing a first checkin on email and social media. Because I know that beginning my day with a good book will make me happier, better adjusted and more ready for a long day.
When I go to bed in the evening, I will read a chapter from my book instead of doing a last checkin on email and social media. Because I know that ending my day with a good book will make me happier, and will lead to better sleep.
I will read a book when I am bored in a grocery line, instead of checking my phone. Perhaps I might even converse with the people around me, and hear their stories.
I will read on airplanes. I will read on buses. I will read on subways. I will read on trains. I will read on submarines. I will read on aircraft carriers. I will read everywhere!
In fact, I will read on the subway and the bus, even if I have to take quick gulps, just a sentence or two that I can ponder, instead of checking social media for the last insipid update. Perhaps I might even read and ponder a poem. Both take the same amount of focus, both may lead me to the same car-sickness, but one is meaningful and long-lasting, and the other is the beat of a mayfly’s wings.
When I am waiting and bored, I will pull out my book and immerse myself in an alternate world of wonder and insight, instead of checking my phone. I might, if I forgot my book, simply allow myself to be bored, and drift into that place of emergent creativity through my moment of boredom.
I will read in the waiting time. I will read when I have to wait for an appointment. I will read when I’m waiting for an interview to begin. I will read when I’m holding on a conference call. I will read when my flight is delayed. I will read when my bus is stuck in traffic. I will read when I have to wait, instead of doing anything else.
I will read on my breaks at work. I will read on my breaks from home chores. I will read when I don’t have a break at all, and just want to know what happens next in the story!
When I am with my children, I will turn off my phone and read to them, or focus on them. They will always remember that moment, for the rest of their lives. I will never remember, two seconds later, what I read on my phone in that same fleeting moment.
When I am with my parents or siblings, I will turn off my phone and focus on them. I will always remember looking in their eyes and talking with them. But whatever was on my phone will be forgotten.
When I am with my friends, I will focus on them, or I will read to them. And if they don’t like me reading to them, perhaps it’s time to find new friends.
I will evangelize reading as a way to make the world a more interesting and better place!
I will write reviews for my favorite books and tell people about the books I love.
I will read when I am bored. I will read when I am happy. I will read when I am upset. I will read when I am sad. I will make time for reading each and every day.
I will read. Always.
A Reader’s Manifesto was originally published on NedNote
