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
Poor Fiona. All She wants is to have a normal life, marry a normal man and have a normal job. In the beginning of The Enchanted Garden Café by Abigail Drake, she doesn’t get any of that. Her mother, the infamous Claire de Lune Campbell, owns the aforementioned café and Fiona’s life is mostly keeping … Continue reading Enchanted? Or Enchanted.
Happy first day after the first day of Spring everyone!Depending on where you are in the world it’s either snow, rain, high winds, or a combination of the three. It's that time for our monthly bookshop highlight and this month is Parnassus Books located in Nashville Tennessee. Opened in 2011, Parnassus Books is the creation … Continue reading Bookshop highlight: Parnassus Books
I’ll admit it, I’m prejudice. Just like Lizzie Bennet. When it comes to men writing Pride & Prejudice variations, I usually pick the women first. There are a few men that I do read but as a rule, I mostly read the women authors. Is it because of Jane Austen herself and I feel that … Continue reading Everything a Gentleman ought to be
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