Welcome to the cbr13bingo September check-in! Congratulations to BlackRaven for Blacking out her card on August 18! We’re at the half-way(ish) point of the game. There are 30 Cannonballers playing, and you have posted 287 reviews. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders. Administrative Stuff Photos and Images: For the […]
CBR Diversions: Most Memorable Books of the Summer
The other day my Facebook memories was flooded with “10 Most Memorable Books” lists from 7 years ago. Of the 10 books on my list, I would probably still include 3 today. Which got me thinking about the books I’ve read this summer, and which ones I think I will remember, revisit, or recommend as the years go by. I think my most memorable books of the summer are going to be: Becky Chambers’ A Psalm for the Wild Built*. It hit me in exactly […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: esmemoria
You read a lot of heavy stuff! (Or ‘deep’ as you call them.) What do you like best about reading challenging books? I am very interested in how people get through difficult or traumatic experiences. It’s kind of like why I watch a lot of true crime. There is something about people’s responses to adversity that make me feel more connected to humanity and my own story. Even when books don’t have an uplifting ending, I find it important to understand life in all of […]
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
We’re closing out the summer of 2021 with a Zoom Check-in on Saturday, August 28 2021. If you’d like to join in, please vote for your time preference below. What Time Do You Prefer for the August 28 End of Summer Zoom Check-In? We can meet up for a virtual lunch at 12 pm noon New York time or for an evening get together at 8pm. Enter your vote so we can select the time that the most Cannonballers can join. An Earworm I’ll close out […]
August Bingo Check-In
Congratulations to vel veeter for being the first to BINGO on July 17. Welcome to the cbr13bingo August check-in! Put some sunscreen on and grab a beverage for hydration. There are 28 Cannonballers playing, and you have posted 168 reviews. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders. Administrative Stuff Photos […]