Celebrating a love of all things reading and writing
As the holiday season approaches, there are some great reads coming that will make great gifts for the readers in your life. Shopping for Turkey by Julia Kent I'm excited to see a new Thanksgiving book and if Julia Kent's other books are any indication, this is sure to be full of laughs. Release Date:... Continue Reading →
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words! All you have to do is answers the following three questions: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading Just started reading last night, so I don't have much of an opinion yet.... Continue Reading →
Goodreads Monday is hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To participate, choose a random book from your TBR and show it off. Title: A Grave at Glorieta Author: Michael KilianBook Series: Harrison RainesGenre: Historical MysteryPublication Date: April 6, 2004Publisher: Berkley Goodreads Description: Historical mystery based on the Civil War's Battle of Glorieta Pass. Harry Raines and his partner... Continue Reading →
I was eating my breakfast Thursday morning when it scrolled across the screen that Gary Paulsen had died. I knew right away that I wanted to write a post about him. Paulsen's writing accomplished the impossible: getting reluctant readers to enjoy reading. Since each reader is unique, the key to hooking a reluctant reader is... Continue Reading →
The last few weeks I've posted my own top ten list on Sunday nights. Due to technical difficulties I was unable to do that this week. So, I decided to join in on Top Ten Tuesday this week. Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and is currently being... Continue Reading →
I saw this on Subakka.bookstuff and wanted to participate in honor of my mother, a breast cancer survivor. For the month of October post your pink stacks with the hashtag #pinkbooks4boobs to support those fighting breast cancer. @bookishladiesclub is also collecting donations
I love books with two stories from different times intertwined. The authors on this list often write in this style, but I limited the list to one book per author. 10. Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio Claire Aldridge is a reporter assigned to cover the 1933 blackberry winter storm. While researching she learns of an... Continue Reading →
One of the first metaphors we learn as children is “Do not judge a book by its cover”. In the case of The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak, I made the mistake of judging a book by its title. I saw the title The Bookstore on the Beach, would be a perfect... Continue Reading →
Here are some of the new releases that have peaked my interest. What books are you looking forward to in October? How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen Release Date: October 5 Runaways, Vol 6: Come Away With Me by Rainbow Rowell Release Date: October 5 Twisted Tea Christmas by Laura Childs Release Date:... Continue Reading →
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