The Fireside Chats

  • How Reading Isn’t as Bad as You Think

    Some people aren’t readers or aren’t big into reading. Have you tried an audio book? If you have a long enough commute to and from work, then it’ll be easy enough to listen to an audio book. You can listen to it in your car or listen to it riding on the train. You can…

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  • Understanding Introverts?

    I read an article recently (article listed below) called “The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Introverts (36 tips)”. Being an introvert myself, I can actually tell you I agree with a lot of what this article has to say. The first thing the article talks about is how introverts “enjoy being alone” and that they “don’t…

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  • “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    I finished reading this yesterday and thought I’d share. I’m sure I read this a long time ago when I was a child. Some of my classmates and I at the time made a play out of this and performed it in front of the rest of the school. Anyway, back to the book…. I…

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  • Books to read for the Holidays!

    Just thought I’d share a couple of books that I think would be interesting to read around Christmas time. I know Thanksgiving is two weeks away but I’d thought I’d go ahead and share this to give everyone time to get their hands on these books and read them in time for Christmas. Synopsis: When…

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  • How to Be Unpopular in the Literature World

    What do you think makes someone unpopular in the literature world? Spoilers Ruining a book for you before you have the chance to finish your book is probably the biggest thing to me. I remember when I was reading “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” when it first came out and walking around with fingers…

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  • Do you see yourself dating/marrying someone that doesn’t read?

    Do you see yourself with someone that doesn’t read? Why do you think it will or won’t work? Now, I can normally talk my husband into watching a movie based on some form of literature. He can give up a couple of hours to watch a movie and more often than not he’ll end up…

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  • Why Reading is Scarier than Clowns?

    Well, why do you think reading is scarier than clowns? Have any idea? Let me see if I can answer this for you…. Horror This is probably the most obvious choice. If you enjoy reading horror, or maybe even a suspense/thriller, then reading can be pretty scary. Especially if you’re reading something from Stephen King,…

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  • 3 New Acquisitions!

    I stopped by a Barnes & Noble today and acquired 3 new books to add to my collection, which you’ll see below. The 3rd book was something I was looking for on purpose because I read about it in an article I read. I just came across the other two books purely by accident while…

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  • Catch up on reading…

    Have you ever felt like you’ve fallen behind on your reading? Is there a good time to catch up? If so, when? I’ve been on vacation this week. If I don’t have any plans to go anywhere when I’m on my vacation from work (there’s nothing wrong with a staycation), then that is one of…

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  • “High Crime Area: Tales of Darkness and Dread” by Joyce Carol Oates

    In this book, there are eight tales……”The Home at Craigmillnar”, “High”, “Toad-Baby”, “Demon”, “Lorelei”, “The Rescuer”, “The Last Man of Letters” and “High Crime Area”. I’m not sure which story I liked the best, each story stands out about the same in my eyes. This book was one of those that I found in the…

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