Salaams, Hello and Greetings!!
Welcome to my Readings and Ramblings where I (Im Bee by the way) share my love of books and all things literary. Books are my joy, my solace, my escape and have been a lifeline since childhood.
But as you do I had not been able to read as much as I wanted in the past few years. I missed the thrill of diving into a new story and getting lost in it.
So, last year, I decided to do something about it and created a book club.
My main goal was to get back to reading, keep it up, and help others who were in the same rut.
I was amazed by the response – I had over 100 people join or express interest in the club. It was more than I could handle at first, and I felt a bit overwhelmed, to be honest.
But I managed to sort it out, and the club has been running for almost a year now, with 40 regular members. We meet every 5-6 weeks to discuss our chosen book and have a good time at different restaurants in our local area. I discovered some hidden gems that I had never tried before. It’s been fantastic.
Even though fantasy is my favourite genre, the book club has challenged me to broaden my horizons and read books that I would normally never pick up, including my first romance novel.
Another of my major literary achievements was finishing The Wheel of Time series, which I started in the late 1990s. It’s my favourite series ever, just slightly better than Lord of the Rings. You’ll see me refer to either of them throughout this site – I apologise in advance (as she tugs her braid and smooths her skirt, which is a Wheel of Time reference, by the way).
Besides the book club, I also narrate children’s books on YouTube, which you can find in the menu above. I’ve done a few video reviews and book reviews for all the books I’ve narrated.
I also want to use this platform to try new things and for that, I created another group to connect women in the area. Again, there was a great demand, and the group has been going for a couple of months. We have been to theatre and comedy shows, and we have many more events planned for the next four months. I hope to get more adventurous with the things we try and share them with you as we go. If you’ve read this far, I hope this inspires you to get up and try something new – if I can, anyone can – you never know what you’ll discover and who you’ll meet along the way…
Jan 2024