As I mentioned last time, it was The Hobbit which really launched my passion for reading. Predictably, then, other books like it where my first choices as I began my foray into the wide world of literature. I read the Shannara series as well as other books by Terry Brooks, the Dragonlance books, the Dragon Rider’s of Pern, some Stephen R. Donaldson, …
After a long winter nap, Six Degrees of Kool Books is at last ready to stir from hibernation! This week as we emerged from our slumber we’ll set off on a journey into deepest, darkest Africa. But before we board the steam liner headed for adventure, since it has been so long, you might have forgotten …
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Welcome back to another installment of Nightstand books. Though it’s been a while since the last one, of course that does not mean that there are not books to be talked about and stands to be knighted. While it was good to take a little break to recharge my night light’s batteries (and do some …
My reading adventure may have begun in the deep, deep, woods, but after entering into that moss covered kingdom of enchantment, I lost my way for a time. Despite my fond memories of the books which I had read to me as a child, and despite the fact that this generally leads to children wanting …
Every writer is also a reader. And every reader’s journey could be depicted by a long, winding stairway of books, each book another step in their literary journey. We are all accumulating our own little mental library whether we are conscious of it or not. This post (and the ones which follow) will offer a glimpse into …
Welcome to the Nightstand Books series wherein I once again exhibit the paucity of my reading productivity. Whenever I see my partner in crime, Jenelled Schmidt’s, posts, I realize that I am rapidly fading to the back of the reading class. In my defense I will say that I am always reading something, but it’s just that it …
Last week, on the magical trail of discovery known as Six Degrees of Kool books, Jenelle Schmidt wrote about the quintessential detective, Sherlock Holmes. Though I have never had the pleasure of reading one of his stories, I am certainly familiar with this famous character as well as many of the supporting characters. Among these, Jenelle mentioned …
Ah, feel that lovely, refreshing breeze wafting in through your Tuesday window? Not only is it bringing you the smell of Fall, it’s carrying with it another installment of the enchanting enigma tour which is Six Degrees of Kool Books. Last week Jenelle introduced us to the gut-busting, galaxy galavanting series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by way of …
