Category: Books
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Book Fact: Children are better than Books
Book Fact #5 Roosevelt read an average of one book per day. Here are President Roosevelts rules for reading. 1. “The room for choice is so limitless that to my mind it seems absurd to try to make catalogues which shall be supposed to appeal to all the best thinkers. This is why I have…
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Book Fact: Librarians have Dirty Little Secrets
I have a confession. I don’t like Harry Potter. I’m an anomaly. Most librarians I know love Harry Potter. Most of my children love Harry Potter. No offense Ms. Rowling. Book Fact # 4 J.K. Rowling is the first billionaire author, thanks to the success of the Harry Potter series. Love & Light, Lori
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Book Fact: Words Flow Vertical 
For a significant part of her life, Woolf wrote her novels while at a desk standing about three feet six inches high with a sloping top; it was so high that she had to stand to her work. Her sister painted standing up, so Virginia felt that her own pursuit might appear less difficult than…
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Book Fact: Books Stick to Fingers
Frequently stolen books according to librarians. Book Fact # 2 The most stolen book is the Bible. Listen friend, don’t steal it. I will give you one. Love & Light, Lori
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Book Fact: China Did It First
The first book printed using Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type printing press in the West was the Gutenberg Bible, completed around 1455. Although the Gutenberg Bible is recognized as the first large book of its kind in Europe, it’s important to remember that movable type itself was invented centuries before Gutenberg in China and Korea. The Jikji,…
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New Blog Series: Book Facts
Hello friend, I’m going to start a new series today called Book Facts. This will be a series of random facts about a book, reading, writing, libraries, or any other interesting book related subject. I plan to post every day. However life happens. If I miss a day, don’t hold it against me. I will…
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Audiobooks are Real Books
What do you listen to while you work? I listen to audiobooks when I am working on something mundane. Audiobooks are my go to when driving and doing housework. Don’t let anyone shame you for the format you choose to read or the content you enjoy to read! Love & Light, Lori
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Reading
Which activities make you lose track of time? My favorite way to lose time is by reading. There is nothing like falling into a story so deep that you don’t feel time pass and you question what year it is when you put the book down. If you know, you know! Love & Light, Lori
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Release Announcement
Available for purchase July 1 2025 Music of the BonesSome songs aren’t heard with the ears—they echo in the soul. Johan never asked to be a hero. A former dockhand with a haunted past, he only wanted to survive. But when he’s thrown into the company of a quiet paladin, a runaway sorcerer, and a…
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It’s been awhile
I know you’re probably thinking, “I haven’t seen a post from those O’Garas in a bit.” Life has a way of distracting and taking over. We have been avoiding the chaos of media in general. It’s depressing. What we have been doing is writing. Music of the Bones (Necromancer’s Song Book 2) is in the…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 