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"A Lebanese newspaper report that Arabs read an average of seven minutes in a year. !" I just feel so sorry for any society that doesn't embrace reading.

My mom was a single parent and there was 3 of us. She made up reading hour, where all four of us would do nothing but read for an hour, with no interruption. It worked and my brothers and I are avid readers. What an amazing Mum and a brilliantly simple idea.

Hello Amanda, Annie from Essex, England here. You are only 24, such a wonderful age. You are pregnant with your first child and have an ambition to be a writer. If you were 74 it's not too late, so go for it girl. My son is 18 and just got the results of his exams and is off to the...

Let me know what you think of the latest Harry Potter when you've finished it. My son is now 18 and has grown up reading them and I've also read them supposedly to chat to him about them but after the first one I was hooked. I read the latest one on holiday this summer (Lake Garda in Italy-...

You joined yesterday and already you've posted 15 times. I'm impressed. I'm definitely off to the library tomorrow with a list of recommendations in my hot little hand. Just what I needed to get me going. :)

Thanks Samerron, managed it! I've really enjoyed looking through the forum today. Must watch that it doesn't stop me reading.

I'm still not sure how to reply so here goes. I found the link thanks and have added a few details, including my updated gender! I read a fairly wide variety of books but my problem is remembering. Maybe I'll keep a log now so I can share my fleeting thoughts. I've taken a note of the books...

I'm new to all this. I love to read but find it frustrating sometimes to find a 'new' (to me) author. I'm a newbie forum user and at the moment can't seem to find out how to add my profile (I seem to be down as a default male which I'm sure I'm not!). I'm looking forward to finding my way...