I smiled when I read Daphne Gray-Grant’s October 5 issue of Power Writing. (I recommend the newsletter especially for writers.) She wrote, “Finally, one important P.S. I’m no longer a member of a book club because I dislike being told what to read — especially when there’s a deadline. If a book club works for … Read more
The success of Harry Potter and Twilight has brought about a new argument (might require free registration) that college students pick books to read like 13-year-olds, aren’t motivated to read books that help them make a difference in the world and don’t debate issues. First, we must give these series credit for lighting a fire … Read more
In Get in the Mood for Love, I mentioned that a book could explain how I managed to get my book love groove back. That book is One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer. This was the fourth book I read since reuniting with my books (I read five … Read more
Photo credit Katie Tegtmeyer Married couples often hit a dry spell especially after children come along. They find less time to spend together alone and in the bedroom. I ran into problems of my own in the bedroom. Between my hand injury and doing many game reviews, I had a dry reading spell. How I … Read more
While earning my degree in education, I learned about the Fog Index, Flesch-Kincade, and other ways to measure comprehensibility. This helped us understand how to measure content to determine its reading level. Along the same lines, Denny Hatch introduces colleague Bob Scott. Scott uses Robert Gunning’s Fog formula to make writing clearer and more comprehensible. … Read more
I review books because it forces me to read books, something I enjoy but have trouble making time for. Leveen is the founder of Levenger, the company that sells “tools for serious readers.” Readers requested something that he couldn’t provide and he attempted to do it with the book: time for reading. Talk about great … Read more