3/23/24
Today marks one year since I began this book blog (with my husband’s technical help), and 56 years since we married. (He’s helped a lot with that, too.)
In this first OWLs year, I only included books to which I would give the highest ratings. Actually, I read at least twice as many as I write about, but decided early on to share only those I felt were the best. I’ve wondered if you would want to know about books I would not recommend. (You can let me know in the “Comments” section of this blog.)
Besides reading these books (and some other activities I love), I also read and listen to many reviews and podcasts about books. This year I’ve especially enjoyed “A Good Read,” from the BBC, and want to recommend it to you. For just under 30 minutes, host Harriett Gilbert and two guests talk about three books, one picked by each of them, which they all have read for the program. The guests are actors, writers, artists, musicians, chefs, historians, newscasters and more. The “Good Read” digital library goes back several years, and a new one is available once a week, except during summer. (I don’t know how Harriet does it.) If you’re interested, you can find it at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006v8jn/episodes/player.
Looking forward to sharing another year of books with you,
Deborah