Welcome to January 2021! What a year the last two weeks have been. Four years ago I wrote a post in which seasoned Cannonballers gave advice to new Cannonballers. I hope it helped a few people, and it’s all still good stuff. This year we thought we would start off with a chance for new folks and veterans to introduce yourselves, tell us what you are looking forward to reading, and ask any questions about Cannonball Read that come to mind. In that vein, there […]

I’m giving Jake credit for this diversion. His Best of…post is something we should all feel welcome to do. The very fact that we made through 2020 deserves a celebration. Would you like to celebrate by creating your own Best of 2020 Books post? Great! We have some suggestions that will make your post easier on the reader’s eye. First, book titles should be italicized. The most viewed review post of 2020 was Sophia’s review of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. Second, lists […]

I shared the best thing from my week the other day (spoiler: it’s you!) and wanted to share where that came from: the podcast, It’s Been a Minute, with Sam Sanders. It’s a fun interview/pop culture show; and at the end of every episode, they play a couple of minutes of voicemails from listeners who tell Sam the best thing that happened to them that week. These brief tales range from the mundane to the extraordinary; they are sweet, funny, amazing, and touching, and I […]

And I cannot lie! If you read to the end of my emails to our lists, you might have seen the quotes I have included below my signature: Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book. – E.B. White That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet. – Jhumpa Lahiri A room without books is like a body […]

Congratulations, September has arrived and you are still here. To celebrate, let’s share our reads of the summer (time has no meaning, pick your own start date for “summer”), and what you are looking forward to reading next.   Tell us about what you’ve read, tried reading, want to read in any way you want. Are you reading books, fan fiction, or articles on the internet? Are you listening to audiobooks? Categorize your reads however you want. You don’t have to have written any reviews. […]