As you've probably noticed, we are still at the same site, same area, same everything. Moving over to the other site didn't go as expected. But! It's a work in progress and eventually we'll figure out what, if anything, we want to do with this blog page. Outside of me reviewing books and talk about … Continue reading Happy July! Yep, we’re still here.
Can you believe May is almost over? It feels like May first was just last week and here it is, Memorial Day in the US just passed by, graduations ceremonies are happening, pools have opened. And in two days, it'll be June 1st.So what's going on? Mouse's Reading Nook will be taking it's annual month … Continue reading What’s up next month?
In Austin Texas there is a bookshop dedicated to reading, educating and giving back.Black Pearl Books is a black woman owned and family run independent bookstore in the heart of Austin Texas. Beginning at what might possibly have been considered the worst time in current history, November of 2019, Back Pearl Books began as an … Continue reading Black Pearl Books
Last week, something happened that invaded two of my carefully curated worlds. I’ve mentioned before that I write fanfiction. And I’ve mentioned that I joined Book Sirens, a community that connects ARC authors with readers and reviewers. While I don’t write about the ARC books that I read and review on this blog, outside of … Continue reading If writing is so easy, why don’t you do it?
Another book in what I call my library’s “One last look before you leave” section, I found this gem. The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill. The title was enough to catch my attention and pick it up. The inside sounded good as well. The trope of “big city person comes home to small town and … Continue reading If you could change your past, would you?
Hey. What are y'all doing on Saturday?The first Saturday in May is kinda special. No, it's not Star Wars Day, that's Sunday the 4th. The first Saturday of May is Free Comic Book Day. Every year, the comic world gets together to send out 46 titles to hand out to people during this event. Thirteen … Continue reading Reading into May
Once upon a time, I thought it was rare that two of my favorite authors would ever cross paths. That's what I get for listening to Mark Twain. (yes, there's a story further down.) But now, it seems that there is more of an overlap than I ever thought.Here is a case where I saw … Continue reading Authors that inspired Jane Austen
In Boise Idaho, there’s a bookshop called Rediscovered Bookshop. And they are this month’s highlighted independent bookshop of April. Their slogan is “Where books and people meet” and isn’t that the most delightful thing you’ve ever heard? This month's bookshop highlight is an independent shop in Idaho fighting to keep books in people's hands.Opened in … Continue reading Bookshop Spotlight: Rediscovered Books
When you add a new version of royal prince romances mixed with a bit of those Disney-eque royal romances or The Prince and Me, you get The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich. On the day of Jamie Johnson’s 17th birthday, his adopted mother has a story to tell him. His mother came to America … Continue reading The American Prince
If you ask any book nerd what the greatest travesty of the past was and a very large percentage of them will tell you that it was the destruction of the Library of Alexandria. So much wealth of knowledge, a renowned center of learning all destroyed by too many leaders who knew destroying knowledge was … Continue reading The Future of Libraries
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