I am so curious about this and I am dying to know how other people read? as in do you listen to music, do you read in complete silence, or do you do something else while you read?

For me personally it depends. Most of the time I will listen to rain sounds or brown noise playlists, sometimes I will also listen to music but it has to be certain songs that I don’t get distracted by. Songs that I can actually listen to are usually instrumental versions of my favorite songs, lately it’s been an instrumental version of the twilight soundtrack. On occasion I will also read in complete silence if sounds are overwhelming that day.

I love to find local bookstores and libraries (and a brewery and a coffee shop), especially when I'm traveling. I'd love to hear of small book stores that are doing the Lord's work out there, providing a community of readers a space to explore and find their next story!

I'd like to shout out two: The Purple Couch in North Andover, Massachusetts - literally can spend hours here and love their community projects. Treat Yo' Shelf Books in Mountain Home, Arkansas - drove by while I was visiting my mom out there and went in on a whim. The owners were a lovely couple and it's just the type of place that community needs.

Edit: I also thought of another one that really deserves some love. Felixology in Maynard, Massachusetts. It was opened by a woman, Libby, in honor of her son, Felix, who passed away at 29 years old from mesothelioma. The first time I visited, I spoke with her for a half hour about Felix and it was truly moving. He was an artist, and the store is gorgeously painted and decorated by his family and friends. Going in that store is like getting to meet him personally.

I was just wondering if its ok to check off a book if we only read the book but didn't see the movie, or do we have to have done both the qualify for checking it off the quest list? (alas there are a few that I never watched the movie for, and some I never read the book, so Im adding the book to my to read list.)