books

Harvard Library patrons will no longer be able to check-out a book covered with human skin. Yes, real human skin.

The sellers left behind reminders that the notable author once called the building home.

I'm sorry, where was this when I was a little girl? I came across the story of a local Odessa woman who apparently places books outside her home for children in her neighborhood and pretty much anyone in the community who wants to drop by and grab a couple to read throughout the summer.

Is your kitchen table looking like this right now? It's that time of year folks! Literally days away from the end of school. Cue the graded papers, artwork, textbooks, folders, leftover school supplies and spiral notebooks that were used throughout the year. You may or may not get the lunchbox they 'just had to have' before school started back because that might have already found it's way to the

Little known fact about Rebecca....wait for it....I love to read! My favorite subjects in school were English and Reading and I had great grades in both growing up. Yep I'm a weirdo. Can you imagine my book reports back in the day? No Cliffs Notes for this girl. lol

When we took a trip to Florida recently for our CMN conference I noticed things at the airport that are either new or I had just never noticed before. I like this little set up, who knew that you could 'check out' a book, just like the library and return it when you are done reading? Thus, the read & return.

In honor of Back in the Day Friday and The Ultimate 80's Bash going down at Hacienda tomorrow I tried to notify all my pals about the festivities via this old school cell phone but alas the 80's struggle was real. Me being in my early 30's remembers some of the struggles of the late 80's. If ...

Week #2 begins of back-to-school fun! My little one's backpack is full of papers, pamphlets and forms to sign and the other day he came home with this. It is Scholastic Book ordering time. lol I totally remember Scholastic books from when I was in Elementary school, especially the book fair! It was a treat getting to go buy books every year. lol

Believe it or not I am a reader. I love to read books, specifically autobiographies about celebrities. Right now I'm reading J Lo's book True Love, it was given to me as a gift because I have to physically have it in hand to read. I have a friend who decided to read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy and she downloaded the audio book. No thank you!

Today's reading experience is nothing like the literal "page-turners" of yesteryear. But even with the e-Book, the Kindle and the iPad at our fingertips, we can still spot a wacky romance novel cover from a mile off.