5 Things I Love About Books Podcast

Reading books outside under the midday sun can cut your risk of aches and pain by up to 64%! Of course, you can get the same benefit simply by eating lunch outside at noon under the autumn sun. But reading gives you more benefits! According to Wake Forest University researchers, even brief exposure to UV light under the midday sun calms overactive pain nerves while also prompting the release of na...

In Culture Is the Bass , you’ll learn the secret to reclaiming your workplace culture and working motivation. You will also discover why and how culture changes in a simple-to-follow 7-step process. Knowing how culture changes will help you grow your leadership skills. Also, you’ll learn how to thrive in a difficult workplace, how to gain great feedback from co-workers, and how to reclaim control...

Reading has a strange dichotomy. The more I read, the more I realize I don't know much. Reading can be a great ego check and encourage a unique perspective while in a safe environment . — Brad Ritter, author of School of Grit Find out more about Brad’s book here: https://schoolofgrit.org/book Thanks for reading 5 Things I Love About Books! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my wor...

Every 9 Minutes: A Memoir is a touching and heartbreaking book that grapples with themes of childhood abuse and trauma. This memoir follows the story of the author as she struggles with dysfunctional relationships while learning how to channel her pain to retake control of her life and emerge triumphant over even her darkest moments. “ If my words or story can show someone in crisis or need that t...

Reading a book gets me out of my own head, and into someone else’s. I love the escape. Reading helps me overcome the pitfalls of overthinking!! — Luisa Ramondo, author, Beyond the Cobblestones (a novel based on a true story) Beyond the Cobblestones by Luisa Ramondo is a novel based on a true story. Beyond the Cobblestones by Luisa Ramondo is a novel based on a true story. Thanks for reading 5 Thin...

Books are as useful to the unwise as a mirror is to the blind . — Edict of the Divine Protectorate of Erud (via J.V. Hilliard, author, The Last Keeper , book one of the Warminster saga) Quote excerpted from The Last Keeper , book one of the Warminster Saga by J.V. Hillard. Thanks for reading 5 Things I Love About Books! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Listen to my Book...

People who read books recall more words and have better language skills than nonreaders (Canadian research). Researchers also found that reading novels engrosses you in the storyline, thus improving your verbal abilities even more. Thanks for reading 5 Things I Love About Books! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

Adults over 50 who read books for 30 minutes every day live an average of 23 months longer than nonreaders or those who read magazines and newspapers (Yale University study). Reading books also creates a strong cognitive engagement that improves vocabulary, thinking skills, concentration, emotional intelligence, and empathy. Thanks for reading 5 Things I Love About Books! Subscribe for free to rec...

The great value in reading historical fiction is affirming things you were uncertain you knew or learning new historical things, all while enjoying a wonderful fictional story. And you can get even greater satisfaction knowing you supported local businesses when you buy from independent bookstores . — Joseph M. Lenard, author of the political thriller, Terror Strikes: Coming Soon to a City Near Yo...

The 8 Qualities of the Exceptional Black Woman in Business and Entrepreneurship is a solution-driven success blueprint for any woman of color. It is also a revolutionary guide for future women business leaders of all colors looking to build a business. It features thought-provoking, challenging tips and resources to engage women in creating and sustaining a money-making business. Here are just a f...

True luxury is about the best of everything. Don’t cut back on the little things – great coffee, a good novel, a wonderful aftershave. —  Donatella Versace, fashion designer Yes, the truest form of luxury is a good book, a wonderful read, a novel that transports you. Great coffee and a wonderful aftershave, quite honestly, don’t measure up. Enjoy a great book today! You are welcome to start with 1...

What is the key attraction about indie bookstores? They are not canned, their owners are idiosyncratic, they are usually dusty, and they are overstuffed. I love the independence, individuality, and mysterious draw of adventure. Will they have that classic history or religious text that I've sought for years? Will it be at a great price? Can I get a great deal? You need to check out The Book Haven,...

Writers write and readers read to have a conversation. But without a book, they are just people standing in an empty room with no one to hear them. Books are the way that we are heard and the way that we listen to others. — Kathryn Lund, author of The Things We Keep in the Cupboard Author website: http://www.kathrynlundtheauthor.co.uk Listen to my Book Marketing Success Podcast : https://bookmarke...

Books you can’t put down are much easier to find when you can actually pick them up in a bookstore . — Waterstones Bookstore Listen to my Book Marketing Success Podcast: https://bookmarketing.substack.com Website: https://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com Buy me a cup of coffee! — https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BookMarketing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc...

Many women are reporting that reading Fifty Shades of Grey has made them feel like taking control in the bedroom—despite the book’s emphasis on sexual submission. A study done in England reports that women had about three times more sex after reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. And the aftereffects lasted as long as six months. Now that’s incredible life-changing effects from reading just...

Stories never really end … even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.  — Cornelia Funke, author, Inkspell Source: https://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/writing-is-murder This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks...

Reading books allows us to travel to a world unknown and lets our imaginations go wild! — Avigail Gimpel, author, Hyper Healing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks.substack.com

Reading is your portal to freedom . — Clarissa Burt, author, The Self-Esteem Regime Let reading take you as far as you want to go. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks.substack.com

Not only do books take readers on an exciting adventure, they give them a chance to share the experience for years to come, generation to generation . — E.L. Reed, author, Hatchet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks.substack.com

A picture is worth a thousand words and an anecdote is worth a thousand pictures. We all carry so many stories just waiting to be told. Find yourself in the possibilities . — Dave Koll, author, Letters to William: A Journey of Healing through the Pain of Estrangement This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks...

Every time I read a great novel, I come a little closer to solving the mystery of the human condition . — Amy L. Bernstein, author, The Potrero Complex Web: https://www.regalhousepublishing.com/product/the-potrero-complex This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks.substack.com

For every story told, there’s someone who needs to read it. You may be the one person who needs to read that book, that paragraph, that sentence. You’ll never know unless you keep reading . — R.J. Post, author of Lion Taming, Dating and Other Dangerous Endeavors: Short Stories This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

Children’s books impact you in a way that no other reading in your life does. They teach us lessons that we hang on to forever . — Erin Napier, star of Home Town and author of The Lantern House Erin Napier is the author of The Lantern House . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ilovebooks.substack.com

In a recent survey, 50% of college-educated women reported having read a book for pleasure in the past week (American Perspectives Survey). In that same survey, only 15% of men without a college education reported having read a book for pleasure in the past week. Thanks for reading 5 Things I Love About Books! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Please consider becoming my...

The two biggest sellers in any bookstore are the cookbooks and the diet books. The cookbooks tell you how to prepare the food, and the diet books tell you how not to eat any of it . — Andy Rooney, TV journalist Thanks for reading 5 Things I Love About Books! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Please consider becoming my patron to support reading and writing books — https:...