This has been a tough year on January. After her father died, she found out he wasn’t exactly who he pretended to be. Then things took a bad turn with her literary work. Now she’s got just a few weeks to turn in her newest book she can’t even seem to get started on. Maybe … Continue reading Beach Read
This week we are talking about some of our favorite female authors. A while back, I had written about how women often had to take on male monikers in order for their writing to be published. It's still the case in some areas, but the literary world today is much different than in Jane Austen's … Continue reading This Week: August 25th
If you’re like me, and a little late to the Leslie Jordan party, you may know this comedian as Phil on “Call Me Kat” or maybe the various roles he played in the “American Horror Story” franchise. Maybe you found Leslie on Instagram during the pandemic. Or maybe his gospel album caught your attention. Whatever … Continue reading How Y’all Doing?
I made a commitment when I started this blog not to spend too much time on books that score lower than 3 stars so we could spend more time on the positive. In line with that commitment, today’s review will be shorter than our standard. I give Downtown Owl 2 out of 5 stars. To … Continue reading Downtown Owl
You probably know the name Tina Fey from shows like Saturday Night Live or 30 Rock. Maybe you recently found out she is the mind behind the movie “Mean Girls”. But Fey is much more than just a comedic genius: a wife, a mother, and a woman conquering a man’s world in an industry yet … Continue reading Bossypants
A friend recently reminded me that sometimes we just need a good laugh to solve our trouble. It doesn't always work, but a laugh can make a horrible day just a little bit better. I've read a few books recently that fall into this pattern and I'm excited to talk about them this week! Here's … Continue reading This Week: August 18th
Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Lake Ojibwe is in turmoil. There’s a pipeline protest going on nearby that has turned violent and involves the courts. Teenaged native girls keep going missing, but they don’t matter much to the outside world. When Cork … Continue reading Spirit Crossing
This is not what Cameron had planned for the summer. He put his professional soccer life behind him, taken the invitation from an old friend to hide away in her small North Carolina town, and gotten conned into coaching the local girl’s recreational soccer club. He’s surrounded by young girls who can’t figure out how … Continue reading The Long Game
Ashlyn Greer has always known she’s different than most people…she can feel emotions through books, and not just by reading them. Ashlyn can touch a text and become connected to the person who last held the book. She knows it will make her sound crazy if she tells anyone, but she is drawn to book, … Continue reading The Echo of Old Books
My favorite places in the world are libraries and bookstores. The adventures and ideas that surround you on those pages is just amazing to me! When I was little, I always wanted to be Belle in Beast's library - reading for days and days and still nor running out of new books! My all-time favorite … Continue reading This Week: August 11th
