The Last Leaf Gardener: NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY 2020

Sunday, September 6, 2020

NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY 2020

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According to a number of sources, September 6th is Read a Book Day, a web-page has this to say re the holiday:

"Break out your reading glasses and favorite mug of hot coffee, because it’s National Read a Book Day! Some people just can’t stop reading, but most of us tend to put reading on the back burner with other 'maybe later' activities like hitting the gym or cleaning the oven. Life can definitely get in the way of our reading time, but National Read a Book Day is the perfect opportunity to make some time in your life to read. Whether you’re a sci-fi fanatic, a non-fiction buff, or a not-so-often reader, there is a book out there just for you. This holiday literately reminds us that entertainment isn’t limited to what you can watch on a screen or hear through your speakers. Books can bring whole new worlds to life, not to mention shed light on world events and share perspectives on the human experience in a way that other mediums just can’t. In a world of increasing technology and screen-based communication, National Read a Book Day encourages us to switch off and turn the pages for a while."

Please let me add to what the aforementioned web-page says re today's holiday by saying, if you buy one to celebrate the event .....well, I suppose you should get something you’ve had your eye on for a certain amount of time...that's another story...

But, if you buy two or more books to honor the occasion. might I recommend one of them be a celebration of nature via stories (set in an extraordinary rooftop garden in New York City) that are told from the perspective of a female cardinal as is the case with my three volume book series, Words In Our Beak.

The books have been appreciated by people of all ages (some can be seen in the following series of images) and walks of life.

A bearded man in his forties or fifties (can't tell) is sitting on a bench (made of stone) in Central Park. He is holding a small to medium sized white dog in his right arm and in his left hand he is holding volume one of my book series ("Words In Our Beak") in such a manner that it appears he is reading to his dog. Information re this book as well as info re volumes two and three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

EK & HIS DOG ENJOY A STORY IN WIOB

A white-haired man in his late sixties, dressed in caramel-colored shorts and a white short sleeved polo shirt is sitting on a silver-colored metal bench (located on a street in Manhattan’s UWS) reading volume one of my book series ("Words In Our Beak”). Information re this book as well as info re volumes two and three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

EDWIN ENGROSSED RE A STORY IN WIOB

An Indian woman (probably in her late thirties or early forties) has a big smile on her face as she stands at a counter while looking trough the pages of “Words In Our Beak Volume One.” Information re this book as well as info re volumes two and three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

DEBBIE IS DELIGHTED BY THE STORIES

TIFFANI SHARES A MOMENT FROM WIOB

This is a collage of two images. The image to the left features two people, a woman in her early nineties and a man in his early sixties. Their features are not predominant because the focus of the image has to do with what they are looking at which is the dedication page for volume two of my book series, “Words In Our Beak.” The image in the collage at the right features the same woman reading a page within that same book. Information re this book as well as info re volumes one and three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

BONNIE IS MOVED THAT V2 IS DEDICATED TO EMB

This ;picture features a young woman with straight black hair. She is curled up in an upholstered chair and reading “Words In Our Beak Volume Two.” There is a bookshelf behind her and in front of her to the right is a paper container for a hot beverage. It has a black lid. The woman seems engrossed in the book. Information re this book as well as info re volumes one and three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

AN UPPER WESTSIDER READS WIOB AT A CAFE´

This picture features two young adults reading a book from my series, “Words In Our Beak.” They are seated at a table that has a glass-top. The man at the left is smiling as he reads volume one. He wears glasses which have a black round rim. He is wearing a black-polo shirt. Sitting at his left (but right side in the image) is a woman who is reading volume two. She is also smiling as she reads. She is wearing a dressy-looking black top and her glasses have a rim that is pale light color that it is not distinguishable. Because the table they are sitting at is glass, their faces and the books and they are reading are reflected in the table top. Information re these books as well as info re volume three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

CO-WORKERS TAKE A MOMENT TO COMPARE WIOB STORIES

his picture features a man in his mid fifties holding volumes one and two of my book series, “Words In Our Beak.” He has blonde curly hair, blue eyes and is smiling broadly as he stands up holding the books. Volume two is in his right hand (or left side of the photo) and it is closed but the cover is facing front. In his right hand (or left side of the photo) he is holding volume one and the book is open. Information re these book as well as info re volume three is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

RICHARD WITH V1 + V2 AWAITS V3

All three volumes of these books have received rave reviews on cyber venues (including Amazon).

BUT I digress!

As I've said in a prior entry (2018) re this September 6th National Read A Book Day holiday "I realize that I'm using 'screen based communication' to present this news to you re hardcover books, however, after you finish reading this post, I'm still encouraging you to re-read your copies of my book series, Words In Our Beak."

This is a photo of my three volume book series, "Words In Our Beak." Information re the books is another one of my blog posts @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

MY BOOK SERIES

Moreover, readers of WIOB have been pleased to know that they can carry the books with them in a bag/tote/pouch that has an imprint of the books covers on them. It is available in three different sizes — as well as in an array of colors ”— available via Fine Art America (FAA) and it can seen in the next set of pictures.

This picture features a young woman “modeling” one of the tote bags I have designed, so the focus of the picture is the tote. Hers has a white background and it is hanging from a strap over her shoulder. image on it The item is made of poly-poplin. They come in three sizes (13” by 13," 16" by 16," and 18" by 18") each item the one seen here is 18” by 18.” Each tote includes a one inch strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double stitched for added durability. These are machine washable (in cold water) and the same image (in this case that image is of the book jackets for my three volume book series, “Words In Our Beak.”**) is printed on both sides. *Info re this tote is @ http://bit.ly/2UlBrRU **Info re these books is @ http://bit.ly/2EdADpx

THIS BAG/POUCH/TOTE IS AVAILABLE VIA FAA

This photo features one of the tote bags I have designed. The one here has a has a black background and is sitting on a table. The item is made of poly-poplin. My totes come in three sizes (13” by 13," 16" by 16," and 18" by 18") each item the one seen here is 13” by 13.” Each tote includes a one inch strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double stitched for added durability. These are machine washable (in cold water) and the same image (in this case that image is of the book jackets for my three volume book series, “Words In Our Beak.”**) is printed on both sides. *Info re this tote is @ http://bit.ly/2UlBrRU **Info re these books is @ http://bit.ly/2EdADpx

THIS BAG/POUCH/TOTE IS AVAILABLE VIA FAA

This photo features one of the tote bags I have designed. The one here has a has a white background. The item is made of poly-poplin. My totes come in three sizes (13” by 13," 16" by 16," and 18" by 18") each item the one seen here is 16” by 16.” Each tote includes a one inch strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double stitched for added durability. These are machine washable (in cold water) and the same image (in this case that image is of the book jackets for my three volume book series, “Words In Our Beak.”**) is printed on both sides. *Info re this tote is @ https://bit.ly/3bGkQhG **Info re these books is @ http://bit.ly/2EdADpx

THIS BAG/POUCH IS AVAILABLE VIA FAA

This photo features one of the tote bags I have designed. The one here has a has a kelly-green background. The item is made of poly-poplin. My totes come in three sizes (13” by 13," 16" by 16," and 18" by 18") each item the one seen here is 13” by 13.” Each tote includes a one inch strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double stitched for added durability. These are machine washable (in cold water) and the same image (in this case that image is of the book jackets for my three volume book series, “Words In Our Beak.”**) is printed on both sides. *Info re this tote is @https://bit.ly/2Wyez2T **Info re these books is @ http://bit.ly/2EdADpx

THIS BAG IS AVAILABLE VIA FAA

This picture features a woman “modeling” one of the tote bags I have designed. She is standing at a kitchen counter and wearing my cardinal-themed PPE face-mask (info re the mask is @ https://bit.ly/30GjD6t) Her tote has a white background and it is hanging from a strap over her shoulder and across her body. The image on the tote is of the covers of my three volume book series, “Words In Our Beak.” The tote is made of poly-poplin. My totes come in three sizes (13” by 13," 16" by 16," and 18" by 18") each item the one seen here is 18” by 18.” Each tote includes a one inch strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double stitched for added durability. These are machine washable (in cold water) and the same image (in this case – as previously stated — that image is of the book jackets for my three volume book series, “Words In Our Beak.”**) is printed on both sides. *Info re this tote is @ http://bit.ly/2UlBrRU **Info re these books is @ http://bit.ly/2EdADpx

THIS BAG/POUCH/TOTE IS AVAILABLE VIA FAA

The latter of the photo-series directly above features a WIOB reader with her book bag and as you can see she is wearing a face-mask. The image (taken by me) on her mask is of a pair of cardinals (male and female) who are included in my Words In Our Beak book series. This mask variety (and others with images that are also taken by yours truly) is also available via FAA.

I'll leave it here for today dear reader, but not before wishing you well as you curl up with a book (which will hopefully be mine) on 2020's National Book Reading Day.

ADDENDUM:

This is a photo of collage of two images, courtesy of UFO expert, Robert Wood. At the left side of the collage is where is featured. He is a man in his late eighties and is wearing glasses as he poses with volume three of my book series, “Words In Our Beak.” The right side of the collage features a woman in her late seventies or early eighties. She is also wearing glasses as she poses with volume three. Information re these books as well as info re volumes one and two is on my blog @ https://www.thelastleafgardener.com/2018/10/one-sheet-book-series-info.html

BOB AND LYNDA ENJOYING VOL 3

A few hours after I published this blog post, I received an email (that included the photo-ops seen directly above) stating:

"Dear Patricia,

Here we are engrossed in Volume Three!

I especially liked the multiple visitors!

Best wishes and love,

Bob and Lynda"

It was pure coincidence as neither Bob nor Lynda Wood knew I posted content re this holiday and it was great to hear from them.

Readers of my blog MIGHT recall that Bob is the brother of my dearly departed iBook editor, Peggy Wood, who passed from this life on 12/31/2014. Blog posts re Peggy, Bob, and Lynda can be found by clicking here.

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