Category: Campbell Columns

Blink Book Review #12: History Repeating Itself? Three podcasts and a book, “Against the Tide by Harriet Keyserling” Reba Campbell Posted 9/22/23By Reba CampbellThis book and the recommended podcast episodes should be required reading/listening for anyone who is or was a lobbyist, legislator, page, staffer, reporter or anyone who is...

Blink Book Review #9: "Pops: Learning to be a Son and Father" by Craig Melvin Reba Campbell Posted 8/10/23By Reba CampbellStories of local folks who’ve found national acclaim always interest me. And if they’re in the world of journalism or politics even more so. That’s part of the reason I...

Blink Book Review #8: "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray Reba Campbell Posted 8/2/23By Reba Campbell“The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray was such a delightful surprise. Historical fiction isn’t normally my top reading choice, but to stay true to one of my...

Blink Book Review #5: “Newsroom Confidential – Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life” by Margaret Sullivan Reba Campbell Posted 6/30/23 By Reba Campbell As a lifelong news nerd, I love reading about the machinations of a newsroom – How do news stories actually get to the front page? Who...

Bonus Blink Book Review: “Grace Will Lead Us Home” by Jennifer Berry Hawes Reba Campbell Posted 6/29/23By Reba CampbellRarely does a book appeal to all my “reading” senses – beautifully written, important message, compelling story and human connections. “Grace Will Lead Us Home” about the shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E....

Blink Book Review #4: "Our Best Intentions" by Vibhuti Jain Reba Campbell Posted 6/28/23By Reba Campbell"Our Best Intentions” by Vibhuti Jain revolves around an Indian immigrant family living in a small, well-to-do New York suburb. The father, Barbur Singh, is raising his teen-aged daughter, Angela, alone after his wife abandons...

Blink Book Review #3: “Daisy Jones and the Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid Reba Campbell Posted 6/26/23By Reba CampbellMy dream has long been to quit life and join the band. While I’ve taken up music lessons in recent years, this book allowed me to vicariously live out that dream without...

Blink Book Review #2: “Life in Five Senses” by Gretchen Rubin Reba Campbell Posted 6/21/23By Reba CampbellIs there anything that we take for granted more than the power of our five senses? Gretchen Rubin’s new book, “Life in Five Senses, How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head...

Blink Book Review #1: "The Art of Calm" by Roger Hutchison Reba Campbell Posted 6/1/23By Reba CampbellRoger Hutchison’s recently released book “The Art of Calm” is the perfect mix of thought-provoking, immensely readable, practical and insightful helping bring new awareness to our daily lives.The book is structured around Roger’s journey...

20 Lessons Learned: From Diploma to Today Reba Campbell Posted 5/10/23 By Reba Campbell ‘Tis the season for college graduations. USC’s recent graduation weekend makes me realize I walked across the Carolina Coliseum stage 40 years ago to pick up my Journalism degree. Several days later, I packed my car...

Blink Book Review#13: “It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs” by Mary Louise Kelly Reba Campbell Posted 5/2/23By Reba CampbellThe books I enjoy the most typically sit unfinished with one chapter to go. They deliciously hang out in my reading stack or on my audiobook list the same...

The magic and mess of a blank page Reba Campbell Posted 3/21/23By Reba CampbellI started the year trying to resume the discipline of keeping a handwritten journal. This process of deliberately writing by hand has reminded me how it so often results in a flow that’s very different from writing...

Practice over Perfect Reba Campbell Posted Feb. 28, 2023By Reba Campbell“Practice makes perfect.” Surely a mantra we all heard as children…whether it was in sports, spelling, music or math. This was a standard line repeated by grown-ups who were just trying to help us learn. Practice is a good thing…right?...