Reads
I am an avid reader and love writing book reviews. Hopefully you will find your next great read here. I read a little bit of everything including comics and graphic novels, YA and children’s literature, non-fiction, and more.
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Write a Song with Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy, of the band Wilco, shared three things he does everyday to help him write the great songs that he is known for. First, he stockpiles words, language, and lyrics by doing exercises like freewriting , writing poems , refining , and revising. He also stockpiles music, songs, and parts of songs by “making…
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Emily Eternal
Emily Eternal by M.G. Wheaton Emily is an artificial consciousness, which apparently is quite different from an artificial intelligence, as she will readily tell you. She is a computer program but is able to move around and interact in the real world through the use of interfaces that people wear. These allow anyone to see…
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Own the Day, Make it Perfect
The Perfect Day Formula How to Own the Day and Control Your Life by Craig Ballantyne “The Perfect Day formula requires you to think differently and let go of your old ways. The average approach to life is not working for you or anyone else. Greatness requires you to think and act differently, especially in the…
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The Ghost in the House (Book Review)
The Ghost in the House by Sara O’Leary Fay thinks there is a ghost in her house and she can’t quit figure out why everything seems little off. The furniture she loved has been replaced and the walls have been painted a different colour. But it is still, most definitely, her house. So what is…
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Every Idea Can Be A Good One
Every Idea is a Good Idea: Be Creative Anytime, Anywhere – How Songwriters and Other Working Artists Get It Done by Tom Sturges “Creativity is a limitless function of your intelligence that allows you to see, hear, and imagine empty spaces filled with sounds or images that are no there, at least not yet, whether…
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Come On, Write One Song!
How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy “Have you ever have an heard a song and responded to it?” I am sure for most of us, the answer is yes. So that means you can write a song. I know that you are probably thinking something like, “But I can’t sing”, “I don’t play…
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A Homeschooling Handbook
The Homeschooling Handbook how to make homeschooling simple, affordable, fun, and effective by Lorilee Lippincott I have decided that I will be homeschooling my son. As an educator with 18 years of experience in the classroom, I think I have a good foundation for that. I don’t want my homeschool to be like the public…
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The Surprisingly Simple Skill of Listening
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S. Sorensen Do you ever read a book that just drags on and on. This one doesn’t do that. “As you’ve no doubt noticed, this book is pretty short. I was tempted to add additional (read: unnecessary) chapters, stories, and other fluff in…
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Hooked on a Thriller
Hooked: A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions by Matt Richtel I don’t read thrillers very often but I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction lately and hoped to get roped in to a great story. This one started that way and I was hoping to get hooked on it, as the title suggested. The…
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We’re In An Era of Ignition
Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution by Amber Tamblyn I was scrolling through Libby trying to find my next read when this one jumped out at me. Was this the Amber Tamblyn I knew from television and movies? Sure enough, it was. Since I loved her in Joan of…