Originally, I was going to spend February talking about romance novels and doing my standard reviews. I even posted a musing last Friday discussing romance novels and what constituted a romance. Then Saturday I heard some news frustrated me That will be next week’s Musings but for now my view for this month has shifted. … Continue reading History Repeating Itself
Love is All Around
It’s February and that mean it’s the countdown for hearts, roses, and discount chocolate on the 15th. It’s also the time when most women watch romantic movies or read romance novels. Everyone loves a happily ever after, we love the romance of two people meeting for the first time, the casual glances across the room, the mild … Continue reading Love is All Around
Ladies don’t tell
I have an odd para-social relationship with Alexis Hall’s books. On one hand, I love the sarcastic, self-deprecating mess that is Luc O’Donnell and his uptight, organized partner Oliver Blackwood from both Boyfriend Material and Husband Material. The books have such a gay Bridget Jones vibe that I adore them to pieces. However, I was … Continue reading Ladies don’t tell
Memoirs, biographies and non-fiction, oh my.
Autobiographies, biographies, unauthorized biographies, memoirs. There’s nothing more the public likes that to read about other’s secrets. Especially if the others in question are rich and famous. I’m old enough to remember when then Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s son wrote a “tell-all” book about his life and his parents. Which was shocking. What was even … Continue reading Memoirs, biographies and non-fiction, oh my.
The Deconstruction of the Author
In the summer of 2022, a book was released by St. Martin’s Press. Corinne was written by an unknown author by the name of Rebecca Morrow. While it’s not unusual for new authors to get contracts with major publishing companies and be promoted, it was the way this book came onto the scene. The front jacket … Continue reading The Deconstruction of the Author
2023: Looking back and looking forward
Happy New Year friends and welcome (belatedly) to 2023. Wow, seven days in and it's already been a roller coaster ride, hasn't it? The end of 2022 was just a free fall into crashing and burning. I won't bore you will the particulars but I'm back for a new year, new ideas, new books and … Continue reading 2023: Looking back and looking forward
Holiday shopping & readings
We are now officially into the holiday shopping season. Christmas, Hannukah, Yule, Kwanzaa to name a few. No matter what holiday you're shopping for, (does Festivus need shopping days?) there's plenty of options that will appeal to the book lover in your life. Or as a well done to you after holiday shopping. Credit to … Continue reading Holiday shopping & readings
I need more books like this!
In a good majority of romance novels and Hallmark movies, there’s the woman who lives in the Big City and is forced to go to the Country/Small Town for whatever reason. Seduced by the small town. First, let me preface this by saying, this was a book I didn’t know I needed until I began … Continue reading I need more books like this!
All Good things…
I know I discuss books and book related things here but today we're going to talk about the potential end of Twitter. I'm not getting into the do's and don'ts or any of the 'political' ramifications or reasons on the potential end of Twitter. I just want to talk about what the site meant to … Continue reading All Good things…
Be Our Guest
Tale as old as time… No really, that’s the name of the publishing company in By the Book by Jasmine Guillory. A publishing company in New York that Isabelle Marlow joins after college. The assistant to Marta Wallace one of the top editors, and one of the few black women who work in the publishing business, … Continue reading Be Our Guest
Mouse's Reading Nook 