“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” – Fran Lebowitz. A great quote!! If only our leaders today would read!! Can you imagine?? #booksky #writingcommunity

The best gifts (in my humble opinion) to give your friends and family are love, forgiveness, tolerance and books. Hey, I couldn't leave out books!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Guerrilla tactics: Books for non-readers!! Fast-paced, plot-driven books like thrillers or sci-fi, visually appealing books, short, impactful reads, or books related to their hobbies, focusing on accessible genres over dense literature. Get 'em reading! #booksky #writingcommunity

I often get asked if one can have too many books. Is that even a real question?? Who in their right mind would think that? #booksky #writingcommunity

Read some banned books today!! Why? You can develop critical thinking skills by engaging with diverse viewpoints and complex issues. Plus censorship plain sucks!!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Great PBS show!! Hosted by LeVar Burton for more than 20 years, "Reading Rainbow" teaches reading skills, habits, and attitudes. This is more of what young minds need! Bless Mr. Burton for doing this for so many years!! #booksky #writingcommunity

"A room without books is like a body without a soul." — Marcus Tullius Cicero. Give books as gifts for the holidays!! Spread the gift of reading. Who needs another gift from the dollar store? #booksky #writingcommunity

Per strathconaplace.com/.... Fact: Candles were once eaten in famines. They used to be mainly made from beef fat or beeswax, and so they were often stolen in famines for people to eat. If you can't burn em eat em!! #booksky #writingcommunity

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." – United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If we all believed and lived this statement, so many things would be better in this world.

Per www.theguardian.com/... in hard times reading fiction reminds us we are human. Recharge your spirit and read today!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Taco Tuesday: A popular cultural tradition for eating tacos. Hey, you can't beat tacos and reading!! Who is with me?? #booksky #writingcommunity

Poor December 15!! I looked and no single "famous" book was published on that date in history!! What is so wrong with the middle of December?? If you know of one published on this date let me know guys!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Think on this quote for a while!! “Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.” ― Yogi Berra #booksky #writingcommunity

No matter who you are, you should be treated with dignity, respect, and understanding. Let us all try to be better to each other!! #booksky #writingcommunity

"Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. " This is per Ohio State University. We NEED to read more to all kids!! ehe.osu.edu/news/lis... #booksky #writingcommunity

I love this quote ladies!! Be bold and be fierce!! “I may be in pain, but I am not weak.” ― Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark #booksky #writingcommunity

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” A quote by C.S. Lewis. I most certainly would get along with that man!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Per worldstrides.com/en-..., the earliest “books” were written in the form of tablets of clay, scrolls, and sheets of papyrus. The earliest tablets, discovered in Mesopotamia, date back as far as 3,000 B.C. Try to edit dried clay! Yikes!! #booksky #writingcommunity

On December 8, 1894 James Thurber was born. He was the author of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". Who doesn't love to daydream like Walter Mitty? Lovely story!! #booksky #writingcommunity

For you cornbread fans out there!! Native Americans were the first to use cornmeal to make simple flatbreads and porridges, sharing their knowledge of this staple crop with early explorers and settlers. I discovered that cornbread saved the American Revolution. #booksky #writingcommunity

People power is real!! We can all make a difference, Look back in history and we can see a way forward!! Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Malala Yousafzai are some EXCELLENT examples. #booksky #writingcommunity

I LOVE my cat Ossie!! I don't know why but I wanted to share this. Cats are such great companions and DO show love!! Pet and snuggle with your cat today. #booksky #writingcommunity

I absolutely LOVE this quote!! "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception" — Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She is SO right!! #booksky #writingcommunity

It is easy to get depressed in the cold, gray winter but help is available if you have Seasonal Affective Disorder!! There is ALWAYS help!! www.nimh.nih.gov/hea... #booksky #writingcommunity

“Winter is a powerful tool for manifesting symbolic change in characters and circumstances...it generates a [unique] atmosphere.” Quoted from falwriting.com/new-b... #booksky #writingcommunity

Who can beat Dickens?? A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: A classic story about a man's spiritual transformation at Christmas time. #booksky #writingcommunity

Thank goodness for Sundays!! Blankets, tea, cats, quiet, reading, and naps are all required on Sunday!!#booksky #writingcommunity

November 29, 1870: Compulsory education was proclaimed in England, a major milestone in educational and literary history. Thank goodness for this!! We need more readers & educated young people. #booksky #writingcommunity

The benefits of reading together with children go far beyond learning to read. Open their minds today!! childmind.org/articl.... #booksky #writingcommunity

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! I am thankful for my health & family & Wonderful readers!!! #booksky #writingcommunity

This seems like a windy month (where I live) and in literature, the wind has been described as a symbol of strength and freedom, but also of change and uncertainty. It also makes a lot of yardwork!! #booksky #writingcommunity

In honor of fall and the beautiful leaves. treesforlife.org.uk/... Throughout the major cultures of Europe, people have held the oak tree in high esteem. To the Greeks, Romans, Celts, Slavs and Teutonic tribes the oak was foremost amongst venerated trees. #booksky #writingcommunity

On November 24, 1859- Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published. It is considered a foundational text in evolutionary biology, with the first edition selling out on its first day!! Very interesting!! #booksky #writingcommunity

www.psychologytoday..... Writing can be sheer joy and liberation!! Embrace it today and get started. Whatever you do today, please LOVE yourself and treat yourself with kindness.

Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? Leaf raking does not count but reading does!! Also sleeping in.

Per www.abtaba.com/blog/... only 32% of the US population reads books for pleasure. I almost cried reading this!! We need to increase this number!! I KNOW if the percentage goes up, tolerance and kindness would go up as well!! We need a reading society!!

I think I can almost taste the turkey and cranberry sauce? Anyone else?? #booksky #writingcommunity

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass. Very wise words from a wise man!!

We went to the excellent CONjuration Event in ATL GA this past weekend! Great event and great people!! Got to meet some wonderful readers and fantasy enthusiasts!! #booksky #writingcommunity

James Baldwin wrote that books can show you that your pain connects you to "all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive". I love to write and to share!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Not sure who said this - "I'm not lazy, I'm on energy-saving mode for Sunday." But they are telling the honest truth!! #booksky #writingcommunity

My ideal weekend is a comfy chair, tea, a warm blanket, my cat Ossie on my lap, and a lot of books to read. How about you?? #booksky #writingcommunity

Malala Yousafzai, Activist- “I think realizing that you’re not alone, that you are standing with millions of your sisters around the world is vital.” Let's support each other ladies!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Book 2 Is Here!!!- I am SO excited guys!! Silver Claws Crimson Tears is my baby!! Wings of Embernia Book 2 is out!! #booksky #writingcommunity

I hope everyone had a great holiday and please keep reading my friends!! We have to keep sane in these crazy times and books help with that!! #booksky #writingcommunity

Let's Stop, Remember, & THANK All Our Proud Selfless U.S. Military Veterans!! Bless them all!! #booksky #writingcommunity

November 10, 1928- All Quiet on the Western Front Published! The first installment of Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel appeared in the German magazine Vossische Zeitung. It quickly became a powerful classic of World War I literature. #booksky #writingcommunity

I want you to have a day filled with absolute unadulterated JOY!!! Do something you LOVE and be good to yourselves!!! #booksky #writingcommunity

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Carmilla (1872) by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is one of literature's first female vampires. She is a mysterious and alluring figure who preys on young women, challenging patriarchal norms. We rock ladies!! Even when undead!! #booksky #writingcommunity