Category: Tosses and Turns

  • Tosses and Turns: Why Are Bookstores Shutting Down?

    Tosses and Turns: Why Are Bookstores Shutting Down?

    by KB Meniado Welcome to Tosses and Turns, where I rant-chant about whatever reading-related issue that has been keeping me up at night. This time, I want to talk about the downsizing and shutting down of bookstores. I’m sure you’ve heard about this issue—all those news on big bookstore chains abroad closing down from last year—and…

  • Tosses and Turns: Letting Go of Books—Yay or Nay?

    Tosses and Turns: Letting Go of Books—Yay or Nay?

    by KB Meniado Welcome to Tosses and Turns, where I rant-chant about whatever reading-related issue that has been keeping me up at night. I’m at a crossroad in terms of my ways in this book buying life: Do I stop buying books and just let them all go? Or do I keep them and bury myself…

  • Tosses and Turns: Why Guidebooks Are Lost on Me

    Tosses and Turns: Why Guidebooks Are Lost on Me

    by KB Meniado Welcome to Tosses and Turns, where I rant-chant about whatever reading-related issue that has been keeping me up at night. This time, I want to talk about travel guidebooks, as I’ve just returned from a trip abroad, where I noticed some other travelers leafing through theirs. Let me tell you upfront that I…

  • Tosses and Turns: My Top 5 Childhood Literary Superheroes

    Tosses and Turns: My Top 5 Childhood Literary Superheroes

    by KB Meniado Welcome to Tosses and Turns, where I rant-chant about whatever reading-related issue that has been keeping me up at night. Before you worry about my slumber schedule, let it be known that I’ve had a pretty easy time choosing this topic, thanks to the annual International Women’s Day celebration. Which, of course, led…