Not Another Book?

Sadly, for the rest of July and August I am taking a brief sabbatical from my regular reading adventures. It is forced and not a personal choice but one that is necessary. However, I wanted to leave you with a list of some good reading for the rest of your summer. Of course, I highly recommend: Melody Carlson , Jeffery Overstreet , and Mindy Starns Clark . Don't forget that Karen Hancocks new book is soon to hit the stores. Then here is a list of Amazon's Top 10 reads for 2009: Best Books of the Year... So Far - Click Here .

The online Bookstore Parable has some great July 2009 savings that you might want to check out this summer. Here is the link: Click Here .

Last post I talked about an email I received questioning my reading status. It got me thinking about a fun way to get YOU reading this summer. Are you reading? Let's see - share this blog with five friends, if they all visit I'll send you a free book to read this summer. Let's all get reading together. Make sure to send me the list of your five friends so I will know that you are the one who deserves the free book!

I actually received an email the other day that asked me if I was still reading? It made me laugh because that is the only thing I do almost everyday. Even though it might not be fiction that I read everyday, I must admit that at some point throughout every single day I read. As for Fiction, I am currently finishing up the Overstreet Series (Christian Fantasy). I told you about book one a few posts back. It is a great series and I had to find out what happened in the tantalizing sequel. As of page 167 it is just as interesting as book one. A great read for anyone that is up for a challenge.

Since I have heard from several of you that Christian fiction is often to costly and there are not enough promos and deals I am sending you a fun one that just came up. Parable is offering 20% off and a $5.00 Coupon (Code:5OFFOF40)when you shop online. A great way to get your summer reading early. Enjoy!

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There are those shows on TV that just pull you in and you find yourself not able to leave them behind even when the season has ended. This post is not talking about reality TV. Rather, I am thinking about shows that bring characters to life and you find you miss those characters later when the show is over. Not really a TV buff I have to search for some that might get you thinking along the right lines here...let's see for example, Seventh Heaven, Sex and the City, and perhaps you can name your own. Melody Carlson brings us this summer's series. It is just the sort of book(s) to keep by your outdoor lounger, or pool. A great one to read while your toes are sunk into the sand and your have time to indulge. The read is called: " I heart Bloomberg. " (That is book one of 4). A fabulous cast of characters that you will either find yourself intermixed with or you will see yourself directly in one of them. Book one sets the stage and I can't wait to read the other thre...