I am planning ahead for all the great book festivals this year - travel reservations are in and time off requested. I really love these festivals for the intimate setting and the ability to talk with authors one-on-one to learn more about their books and themselves. You can click the links to visit the festival … Continue reading First Quarter Book Festivals
Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago has been an institution in American education for decades. Following the historical events after the 1905 Russian Revolution and before World War II, this novel exposed the brutal conditions civilians suffered. Due to the author’s stance on Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet government prevented the book’s release in his country but was … Continue reading Doctor Zhivago
When I started Read With Lindsey, I wanted to use my reading challenges to finally take in some classics I missed in school and gain exposure to authors I might not have otherwise read. I also wanted to use this platform to help connect readers and authors, sharing the inspiration behind great new books and … Continue reading This Week: January 5th
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Kate is really rethinking her decision to attend her ex-finance’s wedding. She’s much more comfortable at home with her best-selling mystery book characters, but since the bride’s influential aunt personally invited her to the wedding with a … Continue reading She Doesn’t Have a Clue
As we start a new RWL Reading Challenge, we are starting a new pattern of monthly themes...colors! Each month, I'll select a color that I connect with that month and try to choose books who meet both our weekly themes and these color choices. When I think about January, I immediately think of cold weather … Continue reading January Theme: White
This year, Bridget has a plan: lose weight, stop smoking, and develop grace. Sounds easy, right? But when life, and love, get in the way, Bridget’s commitments to eating healthy and putting down the cigarettes go out the window. Will she at least show grace even in her most embarrassing moments? Helen Fielding’s sophomore release … Continue reading Bridget Jones’s Diary
Welcome to Week 1 of the Read With Lindsey 2025 Reading Challenge! I'm so excited for the new year and all the new books we are going to read! And in that vein, we are starting our challenge with the prompt "New Years"! Since our January color theme is white, my goal is to choose … Continue reading This Week: December 29th
The Krank family is doing Christmas a little differently this year. Luther and Nora’s only child just left for the Peace Corps overseas and they just aren’t in the mood to do the big commercial Christmas. Instead of buying all the expense gifts and attending all the fancy parties, they are saving their money for … Continue reading Skipping Christmas
I hope you are enjoying your Christmas Day with those you love today! I am offline and spending time with my kids and husband today....and eating way too many Christmas cookies (check our Instagram for some photos throughout the day!). I put this together over the weekend so I could share my top books for … Continue reading December (and 2024!) Recap & January Prompts
On the first day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me… This classic Christmas tune tends to fill school choral performances this time of year, but Christmas joy isn’t something the Sullivan household has had since their matriarch died a few years ago. Their dad has completely outlawed Christmas in the house – no … Continue reading The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas
