By: Christopher Bartlett Most people automatically think of Amazon's Kindle when it comes to reading apps. Mainly because of how good Amazon is at marketing things, but that doesn’t mean the Kindle app is a bad reading app by any means. It depends more on where you are in your journey as both a reader... Continue Reading →
Saturday Smorgasbord: Food Themed Mysteries Vs Classic Mysteries
By: Christopher Bartlett Welcome once more to our humble parlor. We took the time closed due to Covid to make some renovations, including a new fireplace to be more welcoming and efficient. It also brings us gently into our discussion of the month. That being food-themed mysteries versus classical mysteries. Each has their own audience... Continue Reading →
Saturday Smorgasbord: End of the Year Reading
By: Christopher Bartlett Even with it being a rough year, it still always amazes me as I get to the end of the year how fast it has gone. I didn’t get as many books finished as I wanted to, by far, though I did read some interesting things. And, as Christmas is here, I’m... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: The Kindle
By: Christopher Bartlett I know I already have many of you scratching your heads as to why the Kindle would be a favorite of mine at all. The Kindle, up till its latest updates, had been in its own little world, and I was fine with that. But then, with the updates, it started being... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: November 24, 2021
By: Christopher Bartlett WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? It’s been hard to read the past few months, or write for that matter. Though I've been doing better... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Snacks That Are Not Good While Reading Or Writing
By: Christopher Bartlett Many of us know what it is like to get so lost in a book or writing project that we get interrupted only by a case of the munchies. Yet, when you want to keep reading or writing, not all snacks are the best choice for that moment. One of the more... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: July 21, 2021
By: Christopher Bartlett WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Everyone has had it happen where they join too many book-related things. I realized I had done that this... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: June 02, 2021
By: Christopher Bartlett WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? We all have those books we try to stretch out because we want them to last as long as... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Book Of The Month Books
By: Christopher Bartlett Recently, I got tempted into rejoining Book Of The Month (full disclosure that is my personal referral link for those wanting to join or curious about it). They got me to rejoin with a free book, which tells you it wasn’t that difficult, especially since I had had such a good experience... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday April 14, 2021
By: Christopher Bartlett I have started a bunch of books lately and haven’t had time to finish them. Hopefully this weekend that’ll change. Here’s my literary journey this week. WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish... Continue Reading →