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A Christian Fiction Reading Challenge #christianfictiothon2022

April 21, 2022 By Linda Jo Martin 4 Comments

Cross from Pixabay

Here’s a special fun event for readers of Christian fiction. A Booktube friend created what she calls a fictio-thon. Here’s what you need to know, to participate.
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Goal: Read a Book From or About Every Country in the World

March 27, 2022 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

World Map

A new goal for me! I want to read at least one book set in, about or from every country. All the books I’ve already read will count toward this: fiction or nonfiction, juvenile, whatever!
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My Progress on the 2022 Christian Reading Challenge – #vtReadingChallenge

December 31, 2021 By Linda Jo Martin 11 Comments

The Golden Cross, by Linda Jo Martin

I’ve decided to do the 2022 Christian Reading Challenge which I found on Tim Challies’ blog. He’s a pastor in Toronto, Canada. I find this to be a great alternative to the secular challenge I’ve done in past years. This Christian Reading Challenge includes both Christian and secular reading opportunities, so it is perfect for me.
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2022 Goals, Intentions, Plans, Strategies, Hopeful Desires, the Annual To-Do List, Kitchen Sink Still Included, Etc.

December 29, 2021 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Psalms 1 - art by Linda Jo Martin

I use the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day to review my old goals and write new ones. Today I reviewed all the goals I made for 2021 so I’m ready to revise and try again.
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My Progress on the PopSugar Reading Challenge for 2021

January 1, 2021 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

This is my sixth year of doing the PopSugar Reading Challenge. This page will list books I read that fit the prompts of the challenge. I will modify the page as I read books throughout the year.
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The Asian Readathon

April 25, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 5 Comments

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The Asian Readathon is back for a third year! How exciting! I had so much fun with this last year. This will happen during the month of May, 2021.
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March Mystery Madness 2020 @ Booktube

March 14, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 1 Comment

March Mystery Madness 2020, art by Linda Jo Martin

March Mystery Madness is a Booktube Readathon…. totally the in thing right now as it is the month of March, and who does’t love a good mystery novel?
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2020 Reading Plan

March 8, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

I find it helpful to have a plan. I may not follow the plan perfectly [life is so unpredictable] and I may not reach my goals [though I try] but if I have a reading plan, I get a lot more done. So, here’s my 2020 reading plan.
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101 Great Books Recommended by the College Board – Classic Novels and Plays

February 24, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 8 Comments

Great Books

Just updated! This list has been on my blog more than ten years. I love to read classic literature, and am intrigued by this list of 101 Great Books Recommended for College Bound Readers – recommended by the College Board.
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My Progress on the 2020 A to Z Challenge

February 24, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

This challenge came from a Goodreads group. I found it in 2020. I’ve just added a few books to the list but I still have many more to find and read.
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March 2020 Booktube Readathons, Readalongs, & Challenges

February 22, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

March Booktube adventures! Now is the time to start planning for March 2020 reading. Booktubers often choose their literature by participating in readathons. This is a short list of Booktube readathons for March 2020. It is not a comprehensive list, meaning: there are other readathons that aren’t listed here for various reasons. These are the readathons I’m most likely to participate in.
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My Amazing, Bookish Valentine’s Day Gift

February 14, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 3 Comments

If your loved one is an audiobook loving person, this could be the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. I confess, I gave it to myself last year, and I’ve enjoyed it so much, I’m doing the same thing this year.
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About Me

Hi, I'm Linda, the Book Lady, and I'm excited about reading. A book is a gift you give yourself. It is so much fun to open that cover and discover what was hidden within. Books share the wisdom of the ages with us. Who wouldn't want that? So I read frequently and encourage reading. If you're a reader, let me know by becoming my friend on GoodReads.


My novel, River Girl, is about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley.

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My childhood memoirs: ljm memoirs.

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California Reading

California Reading

California Reading
5 members

This group is for anyone wanting to read California based fiction or nonfiction.

Our recommended shelf

The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
by J.S. Holliday


Hillinger's California: Stories from All 58 Counties
Hillinger’s California: Stories from All 58 Counties
by Charles Hillinger





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Wild and Precious - art by Linda Jo Martin
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Summer Afternoon - art by Linda Jo Martin
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If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ? Cicero - Art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
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Small Joys
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Watercolor sketchbook
The Prayer by Linda Jo Martin
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