2019 Read & Go Challenge

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Welcome to the Reading Challenge with Real-Life Adventure Included!

For those of you looking to make 2019 your best read and most interesting year, then this Read & Go challenge is for you! The purpose of this new Novel Tourist reading challenge is to get immersed in fantastic fiction that inspires you to live your best year ever. We aren’t talking self-help books or grandiose vacations. No way! We’re talking about bringing fiction to life! To do that I put together a list of twelve reading categories sure to motivate you to try new activities, learn a new skill, or enjoy the great outdoors.

Hotel Novels: 10 Books Set in a Hotel to Indulge the Perfect Escape and Read Weekend

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I had the joy of experiencing a very unusual luxury this weekend: a beautiful hotel room all to myself. It. Was. Glorious. This wondrous adventure came about because my brother and new sister-in-law finally tied the knot. My parents had booked a room at the hotel, but weren’t sure if they were going to stay. So, my teenager and I planned to share the room with them. As it turns out, my daughter ended up staying in another room with her friend and my parents decided to drive home after the wedding. I had the room to myself!

I woke up early Sunday morning, stretched my legs under delightfully soft silk sheets, started the micro-pot of coffee brewing, and pondered what book to read [Read more…] about Hotel Novels: 10 Books Set in a Hotel to Indulge the Perfect Escape and Read Weekend

Bookworm meets Earthworm: Five Garden Fiction Books to Get You Through till Summer

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Bookworm meets Earthworm: Garden Fiction

Despite the Nor’Easter at the beginning of the month and the 8 inches of snow that mother nature dumped on us a few days later, March winds carry the promise of Spring. And with Spring comes GARDENING!!! There’s something about digging in the dirt and watching seeds burst through the dark, rich soil that warms my heart and soothes my soul. And in mid-July, relaxing with a book and a glass of wine in a garden bursting with bright red tomatoes and zinnias alive with butterflies is almost enough to make me put all my travel plans on hold! But, alas, although St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, it’s still a wee bit too early here in Philadelphia for any serious gardening. Luckily, there is plenty of garden fiction to keep us earthworm loving bookworms happy! Enjoy and happy garden reading! [Read more…] about Bookworm meets Earthworm: Five Garden Fiction Books to Get You Through till Summer

5 Science Fiction Inventions That Aren’t Fictional Anymore

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Sci-Fi Novels That Came True

My dad is one of the original “Trekkies.” I think I learned the theme to Star Trek before I learned how to spell my name: “These are the voyages of the Star Trek Enterprise….” Three year old me could recite it as though I were the narrator himself! To me, Star Trek is the standard for all things Sci-Fi. I mean, seriously, Captain Kirk’s communicator was the forerunner to the flip phone! Plus, any show that includes fuzzy creatures [Read more…] about 5 Science Fiction Inventions That Aren’t Fictional Anymore

6 Must Read Fictional Books for Music Lovers

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Wish you could play an instrument? I mean really play? Me, too. I can peck away at a piano and tease a few notes out of a kazoo, but what comes out doesn’t really count as music. More like half-dead donkey. My daughter, on the other hand, seems to have a natural gift for music making. Ever since she was a tween and discovered a keyboard, she could sit at a piano while listening over and over to her favorite pop artist. Within what seemed like minutes, she could play the tune! Lately, she’s taken up strumming the ukulele. It’s such an adorable little instrument. She even got one signed by her favorite Ukulele playing teen idol [Read more…] about 6 Must Read Fictional Books for Music Lovers

Books set in a Museum: 2018 Read & Go Challenge

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8 Books Set in a Museum

Hello lovely readers! I hope you are as excited as I am about the Read & Go Reading Challenge! If you haven’t already done so, be sure to join the Read & Go Members-Only Facebook Group to share challenge ideas and reading suggestions with like-minded friends! It’s officially 2018 now and time to tackle the first challenge. I’m totally down with the curl-up-under-a-blanket and read part, but the get-up-and-go part is a little trickier! Since the temps here in Philadelphia are in the single digits, I’m not too keen on adventuring outside. So, I figured for January I’ll choose a book category that will match up with an indoor activity. [Read more…] about Books set in a Museum: 2018 Read & Go Challenge