Welcome! — To get completely absorbed by a book and not be able to rest before you’ve finished reading it, isn’t that the best feeling? Or high up there, at least 😉 Do you get hooked on books? If books are your thing, I hope you’ll share your book stories with us. It doesn’t matter if you read…

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Recaps, most popular stories, and a Christmas news — November has come and gone📖 The darkest and, in many ways, longest month of the year is over. I’m so ready for a cozy December. But first, let’s Wrap-Up bookish November in Hooked on Books. Thanks to all who read, follow, and write. 💖 Statistics Followers: 158 Minutes read the last 30 days: 3488 Views the last 30…

Submission Guidelines and how to join — Welcome! Thank you for stopping by and wanting to know more about this Christmas publication. Want to share your Christmas stories? Then you are welcome to join here! How To Become a Writer Request to be added as a writer in the comments section of this article. Please include your Medium username. Like: I want to…

’Tis the Season — Does Medium need another publication? Yes, it certainly does. I was looking for a Christmas publication on Medium, and couldn’t find one that is up and running. So I made one. Here, I will collect Christmas stories. I love Christmas. Lighting candles, being with my family, reading Christmas books, watching Christmas movies, looking for a…

Learn this useful and easy little hack — Want to learn how to create a clickable table of contents similar to the one shown in the image above? Read on and I’ll give you the how-to. Benefits of using a clickable table of contents gives the reader an overview of the story’s content easy to navigate directly to…

Books that can light up the darkest month of the year — I’m aware that, strictly speaking, December is the darkest month of the year. But for me, November is the darkest. December has snow, Christmas lights, Advent calendars, and expectations. In November, we can enjoy books. Make a cup of tea, snuggle under a blanket, and light a candle. I’ve compiled…

The publication cruises on, with a record number of new followers — What’s up, Fellow Book Lovers?📖 I hope you have good days and that October treated you well! We had a lovely 2 week holiday in Florida. It was great with a break from cold Norway.

My great-grandmother’s original recipe — My great-grandmother was an excellent cook. She became a widow with two small kids when she was barely 30 years old. She never remarried and made a living for her family by cooking for others. I remember her as a caring and independent woman. She was just 54 years old…