Tag Archives: reading

Reasons for Book Optimism

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

This picture reminds me that objects farther away are reduced in impact on the eye. If your town has no bookstore, especially if it has recently lost a bookstore, you may be thinking books are going the way of the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering the Joy of Reading

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Once I became entrenched in the business of textbook publishing, I hardly ever read for fun. The 60–80 hour workweeks left little time for food and laundry, let alone reading. When at work, most of the reading I did was nonfiction–either … Continue reading →

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Book Marketing, Part 2

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Retail booksellers are familiar with a great publication called “Shelf Awareness” that gives them current information about the book industry, publishers’ plans for upcoming books, and some of the publicity underway on recently published books. The online magazine provides lots … Continue reading →

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Which Literature Grabbed You and Set You on Your Way?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My husband, Gary, said if he hadn’t read Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck) and The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway) when he was young, he might never, as an adult, have read his other two favorite books so far: The … Continue reading →

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What Book Do You Wish You’d Never Read?

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

A book I wanted to throw across the room by the time I finished it was Something Happened by Joseph Heller. I won’t tell you what the “something” was that “happened” in the book. Suffice it to say I could … Continue reading →

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Karen ‘Writes the Book’ on Bully-Proofing, Part 1

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My friend Karen has always considered herself not to be a strong reader. This hasn’t kept her from getting a master’s degree in education, teaching reading and other subjects throughout her teaching career, and developing and now writing a book … Continue reading →

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Adam Davies, Hard at Work and Loving It

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Yesterday I bought another book at Bookstore1Sarasota in order to have the author sign it after his appearance there from 6-7:00 pm. I bought Mine All Mine. I would have bought his book Goodbye Lemon as well, because I love … Continue reading →

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First Lines

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

One of the hardest and most fun things a writer has to do is decide what the first line will be in the book they’re writing. Sometimes that line appears fast, out of “nowhere.” Sometimes a line pops up and … Continue reading →

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Books Do Their Job

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My personal reading preferences include memoirs, suspense fiction, literary fiction, and only a little nonfiction. I read to learn about other people or to be entertained; only rarely do I read for pleasure in order to be “educated.” I have always … Continue reading →

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Cousin’s Wife’s First Read

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Meredith Ann Rutter

In my March 30 entry “Late to Reading,” I neglected to name the book that became my cousin’s wife’s entree to the reading world. It was the historical novel Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. I still need to read it … Continue reading →

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