When this book popped up on my Book of the Month Club, I passed by it a few times debating between Ready or Not by Cara Bastone and another book. Eventually, I chose this one thinking, well, maybe it’ll be an interesting read later on. It was supposed to end up at the bottom of … Continue reading Love shows up when you least expect it.
Yes, I'm Gen X and I'm going to use ellipsis...until...I...die. It's a thing going around, ignore me. And just like that, I have a musing. What's your grammar hack that you refuse to give up?I discovered ellipsis years ago and, just like commas, I overuse them. Oxford commas are my friend and you can't have … Continue reading And so the slump continues…
I’ve been trying to start reading more graphic novels recently. So far I’m up to three graphic novels in two months. This story, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, written and illustrated by Roz Chast, should technically mark off two of my columns for one of my reading challenges because not only is this … Continue reading An illustrated look at aging.
Have you even had a day when you look at your overflowing TBR pile? You know you should at least pick up a book to start getting this pile down. After all, it’s the perfect day to read. It’s raining, you have nothing to do. There are no plans. The chores are finished. All situations … Continue reading The Ups and Downs of Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve done a comic or graphic novel. I promised more this year and this is the first of my promise.The Wicked & The Divine is the first of those. Written by Kieron Gillen and art by Jamie McKelvie, the story revolves around twelve gods that return as young people. They … Continue reading Wicked Games
Remember bodice rippers? The romance novels we used to sneak from our mother’s room or the library, furtively shuffling away to our bedroom or a quiet part of the library to read like it was forbidden. The covers that were oh so tempting; Some flaxen beauty in a low-cut period gown that was half falling … Continue reading The Kiddifying of Romance Covers
My obsession with Jane Austen knows no bounds. Honestly, if you put a book in front of me and suggest that it has “Mr. Darcy vibes” chances are I’m going to read it. Heck, if the name Jane Austen is anywhere in the book, I’m probably going to read it. Hence my choice of What … Continue reading Romance, Mysteries, and small English villages
As if brick and mortar stores, and Amazon, and Libraries, and eBooks weren’t enough, the book club books came appeared.Well, they were always here. Remember Columbia House? (Those who are old enough to remember this) It was a club where you could get 9 CD’s for .99. The catch was you must buy a dozen … Continue reading Subscriptions! For Books!
And here we are, back on my Pride and Prejudice variation kick. By now I have read so much of these it a wonder my appetite for it hasn’t diminished. It’s fascinating to me how many ways authors can read the original text and imagine ways to change it just a little to create a … Continue reading Pride & Prejudice with a new twist.
I think I've spoken about this before, maybe last year when this first came into the foray of authors. People who identify as "authors" with 90, 100 books under their belt because they've all been written through AI programs. Now these people are creating seminars that go for hundred of dollars to teach you how … Continue reading AI & Books
Mouse's Reading Nook 