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Add Out of the Ashes By Kara Thomas to Your Summer TBR

Posted on May 22, 2023May 23, 2023 by Josh Flores

Kara Thomas, known for her YA thrillers, now explores a new, thrilling story about family secrets and murder in her latest release for adult audiences…

2018 Reading Challenge

Posted on Jan 1, 2018Dec 31, 2017 by Shelby Padgett

Happy New Year, Germies, and welcome to our 3rd annual reading challenge! The past two years I’ve given you checklists to complete over the course of the year with different genres and authors and such so that you might read a little more diversely than you would have without it. This year, I’ve gone a […]

Reading Advice by Jacqueline Jules

Posted on Oct 13, 2017Dec 4, 2017 by Jacqueline Jules

I have decided to reopen that book— the one I abandoned, early last summer, heeding the advice of Suzy and Barbara, and the New York Times reviewer who crowned it absorbing, enthralling, and a host of other superlatives I didn’t feel when I banged it shut in the middle of page 32. “You’re right,” Suzy […]

A Reader’s Day by Sydney Tatum

Posted on Mar 19, 2017Apr 10, 2017 by Germ Magazine guest author

A reader’s day starts with words. They open their eyes in their beds with their first thought being how many pages they can get through today. The reader sitting at their breakfast table, bright eyes scanning across the page of a hardcover with vigor. A new book, the same routine. But if you could see […]

How to Read in a Foreign Language

Posted on Nov 30, 2016Jan 17, 2017 by Theresia Rupprecht

Have you ever tried to read something in a foreign language? A short story, a book, or maybe an article? If yes, you will know that it is hard and mostly frustrating. I would often start to read a book in a foreign language and only read a few pages because it is very annoying […]

Summertime Bucket List

Posted on Aug 5, 2016Aug 3, 2016 by Dede Paquette

Ahhh — summer. It’s a time when some of us slow down, relax, watch the bees buzzing around our flower gardens, or catch up on our favorite Netflix series. But, it can also be a flurry of activity for those using their free days days to make some money with jobs or to broaden their […]

Reading by Anisha Drall

Posted on Jun 17, 2016Feb 11, 2019 by Anisha Drall

Many people have often asked me why I read and it is because of the feeling; this feeling. This feeling of being lost in a world that doesn’t exist the same for two people, This feeling of loving characters that you’ve only read about so deeply that it can move you to tears, it’s the […]

Review: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

Posted on Jun 10, 2016Jul 5, 2016 by Mary Elizabeth Brown

“A sibling represents a person’s past, present, and future.” –John Corey Whaley, Where Things Come Back To simply describe John Corey Whaley’s debut novel as an original, contemporary coming-of-age story about growing up in a small town would not even begin to cover things. It is a heartbreaking read and a hopeful read at the […]

5 Quotes from Jane Eyre That Still Resonate Today

Posted on Apr 4, 2016Apr 25, 2016 by Mary Elizabeth Brown

This month’s book, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, tells the story of an orphaned girl’s coming-of-age and her quest for a home. Throughout the novel, Jane develops a strong sense of self-worth and struggles to find a balance between love and freedom. Perhaps the universal relatability of the novel lies in its strong feminist, moral, […]