Celebrating a love of all things reading and writing
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 →
Last week I posted a top ten list of my favorite novels which were inspired by other stories. This week I decided to keep with the theme, but focus on picture books. 10. Cinderella Penguin, or The Little Glass Flipper by Janet Perlman 10. I love any picture book with a cast of penguins. 9.... Continue Reading →
Quarantine Confession In December of 2019, social media was flooded with posts declaring that 2020 was destined to be great: the 4th of July and Halloween fell on a Saturday; Christmas, and Valentine’s Day on Fridays. Even Cinco de Mayo fell on a Taco Tuesday. Those posts were like the builders of the Titanic declaring... Continue Reading →
10. Snow White-Red Handed by Maia Chance Genre: Mystery Based on: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves This book has a little of all my favorite genres: mystery, historical fiction, fantasy and romance 9. Mr. Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange Genre: Historical Fiction Based on: Emma I enjoyed all of the books in the Jane... Continue Reading →
Some of us seem to be born readers. The love of a story is embedded within our DNA. We have gravitated to books from babyhood. Unfortunately, this is not true for everyone. Many of the students I work with will avoid reading at any cost. <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/vector">Vector Vectors by Vecteezy</a> It is my firm belief... Continue Reading →
There are people who read for necessity. Then there are people who read for pleasure. Finally, there are people for whom reading borders on addiction. I am one of the latter. Yesterday I had an eye doctor appointment. As part of the examination, the doctor handed me a story and asked me to read the... Continue Reading →
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney (Sept. 7) Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis (September 7) Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (September 14) Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (September 14) Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (September 21) Writers' Letters: Jane Austen to Chinua Achebe by Michael Bird and Orlando Bird... Continue Reading →
My favorite read for August 2021 Book Review My favorite read for August of 2021 is Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, a biography of the author written by Caroline Fraser in 2018. Since I have read so much about Wilder, I picked this up out of obligatory devotion to my idol,... Continue Reading →
It all started with a dirty dog named Harry. Before I could read myself, I loved hearing stories. Mom always read me a book before I went to bed each night: Mother Goose, Amanda and Oliver Pig, a volume of Sesame Street books that arrived monthly just to name a few. But Harry the Dirty... Continue Reading →
Note: this is based on books I read each month, not release dates. January: Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel February: Recursion by Blake Crouch March: Royal by Danielle Steel April: Raven Black (Shetland Island Bk. 1) by Anne Cleeves May: Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper June: The Library Book by Susan... Continue Reading →
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