Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,     I read a lot of books in the Summer months. I find that I can nestle in my reading area with some snacks and a drink as the AC chills my space. This allows for hours of non-interrupted storytime that I can really get into. I love beach reading, too. But there is something to be said about avoiding hundred-degree days in the AC.    When I think of cozy Summer reading I think of long series that span many books that keep me engaged for hours. I also like middle-grade books, because they remind me of when I was a kid reading my favorites from Lois Lowry, John Bellairs, and Beverly Cleary.    Cozy time reading can be done in bed, in a favorite chair, or under a shade tree. It also gives you the option of getting lost as you journey through your new literary world. The possibilities are endless. And let's not forget that this is when we have book fai...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   How would we ever get along as book lovers without that awesome Summer Read? Whether mystery, contemporary, science fiction, or young adult, publishers are always releasing some awesome books to enjoy at the beach.   But how do you read your books? For me, Summer can be very noisy. It can be a hard task to enjoy a book when activity is buzzing around you. I enjoy my Summer Reads with an audio book accompaniment. Many digital books are now matched with audio books as either a deal for buying a digital book, or as a sale. Audible has a deal with its parent company, Amazon.com, to pair up their digital Kindle books with audio books via Whispersync. This allows seamless pairing of the audio and written narrative.   But bear in mind, and audio book can either make or break a book. I have been listening to audio books for many years. I have collected for you five of my favorite narrators that will not ruin books, i...