Have you all heard about Penned Con 2016.  It is its third year in St. Louis and I scored free tickets.  YEAH.  They still might have free tickets you never know.  Here is the flyer about it.

Are you writing a book or ever wonder how long some of the classics took to write?  The Mental Floss created a graph to show how long it took 30 writers to finish their books.  Lord of the Rings will amaze you.  The graph is a little small.  I tried to enlarge it but didn't have much luck.  Soooo......here is the link Book Graph

Hope everyone is having a great day.  It is beautiful here in central MO.

Attention all lovers of horror.  There is a group of 32 authors that are going to have a Halloweenpalooza.  This is the 4t of its kind.  There are 32 chances to win and, I hear, some surprises in store.  It is going to be September 30 - October 1st.

If you want to join here is the link:  Join the Fun  If you join could you do me a favor and say you found out about it through <b>To Read, Read, Reviewed</b>.  I'd appreciate it!

This was a wise man!

Most of us have heard break up lines:  "It is not you, it is me!", "I'm not ready for a serious relationship right now", "You deserve better than me" and the list goes on.   blah, blah, blah

Bet you thought I might be getting into something that happened to me.  Nope, wrong!

This is for fun...............Here is a list of compiled by Charlotte Ahlin on Bustle

The 15 Best Breakup Lines from books

Check out this list by Penguin House of 11 books that are being made into movies and coming out this fall.   Fall release of 11 books to movies

Hey friends. An author I know and think is a great children's writer has a book on the Goodreads giveaway list. Check it out. I really enjoyed this book so I think adults would love it too.


Buffalo Bill and the Indians (#7 in the Wurthington Diaries series)

Different news in the reading world.  Hope everyone is keeping cool!  It is over 100 here and I'm staying inside.

Contest to win a Kindle Fire or $10 Amazon gift card

Win a signed copy of the Sound of the Stones or an Amazon gift card

An Essay by Nicole Dennis-Benn about herself. She is author of Here Comes the Sun

7 Simple Ways to Make A Good Story Great by Elizabeth Sims

All of you can check these articles and contests out and hopefully keep cool.

Wow, it has been really hot in my area.  How about yours?  It is perfect weather to stay in the air conditioning and read.  OK, I'll admit I love hot weather but don't tolerate it well.  100 degree weather keeps me inside.

Some fun sites I've found for the summer:

20 Sites to help improve your child's literacy

Goodreads interview with writer Elle Kennedy

According to Popsugar the best summer reads and a reading challenge

What did you read in high school and have you reread them ever?  Some of the books I read during high school were:

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Dante's Inferno by Dante Alghieri

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

I haven't reread any of them but I think sooner or later I would like to reread The Grapes of Wrath and Lord of the Flies.  I read lots more than these because I took English lit and Brittish lit.  My favorite classes.

The Daunting Series: My Birthday and Rick Yancey

The Daunting Series: My Birthday and Rick Yancey: This year for my birthday I decided I truly wanted to see a man that I have immense respect for. There were many places I could have gone t...

Have you fallen into the common reading trends predicted for 2016?   I'm afraid I'm just plugging along with the trend I've always read....Mystery, Psychological thrillers, Science Fiction and history.

According to Lisa Parkin, Uppercase Founder , there are 5 YA trends for 2016.  You can find her article here:  5 Exciting YA Book Trends to look for in 2016.  The article is found at Huffingtonpost.com.

Carolyn Kellog staff reporter at the LA Times, has an article in the newspaper 6 Book Trends in 2016.  Hint:   paper book sales are up!!!   and more.

There is a Q&A with Farley Chase of Chase Literacy Agency on Kirkus Reviews regarding What are some of the upcoming trends for the beginning of 2016?

Of course there are also trends in children's books too.  The Children's Book Review names 10 Kids' Book Trends.

Lots of articles to read but kind of interesting too.  Have a great weekend friends and readers.  Remember reading to/with kids will help create readers.