This is the official sign-up post for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. This marks the fourth year of the read-along, and we are once again back to reading several books instead of just one. As you might remember, there aren't too many books that have exactly 365 chapters, and we've already read the most well known: … Continue reading Announcing the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
War and Peace Chapter-a-day Read-along November Update
As we get ready to say goodbye to November, we flip the pages closer and closer to the end of the War and Peace Chapter-a-day Read-along. I hope you have enjoyed the book as much as I have in this very challenging year. Although I haven't been able to blog during these last months, I've … Continue reading War and Peace Chapter-a-day Read-along November Update
War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along Comment Post – Week 2
We've just finished week 2 of the War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along. If you're reading according to the schedule then you read chapters 6 through 12 this week. How do you feel about Tolstoy's writing style so far? Does War and Peace read the way you expected it would? Leave comments on those questions or … Continue reading War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along Comment Post – Week 2
War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along Comment Post – Week 1: Book I, Part I, Chapters 1-5
Welcome to week 1 of the War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along. Each Monday morning during the read-along I am going to try and publish a short post to give everyone a chance to comment on the previous chapters. These posts will be very brief, because their main purpose is to provide a forum for us … Continue reading War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along Comment Post – Week 1: Book I, Part I, Chapters 1-5
2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap Up
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Chapter-a-Day Read-along, whether you read all four books or limited yourself to one, two or three of them. In this post I'll share a few of my reflections on the year, and I would love to know your thoughts about the experience. I invite you to … Continue reading 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap Up
Preparing for the War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along
We're only two days away from the War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along, and I hope you're as excited as I am. Please tell your friends and family that they can still sign up by visiting the announcement post. As we get ready to start our journey I thought I'd share a few things to help … Continue reading Preparing for the War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along
Announcing the 2020 War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along
This is the official sign-up post for the 2020 War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along. You're invited to join me in spending the first year of the new decade reading one of the truly monumental literary achievements of the world, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. The best thing about it is that you don't have … Continue reading Announcing the 2020 War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along
Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Old Curiosity Shop
We are a week away from beginning our final chapter-a-day book of the year, The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. We end our reading of Lilith next Saturday, October 19, and begin The Old Curiosity Shop on Sunday, October 20. From Don Quixote to The Count of Monte Cristo to Lilith, we've gone from Spain to France … Continue reading Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Old Curiosity Shop
Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Lilith
Our read-along of The Count of Monte Cristo is almost done, so it's time to get ready for our next book, Lilith, by George MacDonald. Lilith is going to be quite a change from Dumas' tale of revenge, so it may take a little adjustment of one's reading mindset. Not only is Lilith a fantasy story, but … Continue reading Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Lilith
Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Count of Monte Cristo
Tomorrow we begin the Chapter-a-Day Read-along of The Count of Monte Cristo! To those of you who have been reading Don Quixote with us, congratulations on finishing one of the greatest novels of all time (the greatest, if you ask me!). I will post my thoughts on my experience tomorrow, if I get the chance. To … Continue reading Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Count of Monte Cristo