I'm still thinking about how great the Amelia Island Book Festival was last week - the author panels and the exposition hall were so great! I also had a great time reading on the beach while I was island hopping through the Georgia golden isles and along the north Florida coast, including this week's great … Continue reading This Week: March 9th
I am headed home after what promised to be an amazing weekend at the Amelia Island Book Festival, but wrote this a few days early to welcome you all to March! We have a lot of really good books in store this month, especially our sponsored reads, and this week is no different! Hoping these … Continue reading This Week: March 2nd
I love reading books before watching their screen adaptations, and I'm excited I got the chance to do that with this week's choice! Also, you know it's going to be a good book when the royals are producing the movie! Archwell Productions, the film company founded by Prince Harry and Megan Markle, acquired the rights … Continue reading This Week: February 23rd
With recent news about the cancellation of government sponsored diversity programs, I want to call attention to how we can all bring diversity into our own lives - reading books by diverse voices. I set this week's prompt to "books by African American Authors" in 2024 before I knew any of this was coming - … Continue reading This Week: February 16th
What do you know about Heddy Lamarr? She made a name for herself on the American film screen, but did you know she was also a scientist and inventory? We're reading another Marie Benedict historical fiction this week focused on this screen beauty and her, at times, terrifying life. We're also reading a fluff memoir … Continue reading This Week: February 9th
Last year, I really enjoyed reading sports-themed romance novels. For the most part, these books tend to be "clean" (aka: no explicit descriptions of sex) and are fun, quick reads. And, with the popularity of the Traylor romance, girls everywhere are wondering how they can land a sports star, too. In preparation for Valentine's Day … Continue reading This Week: February 2nd
When our kids were younger, we decided to celebrate multicultural holidays in our house to help expose them to other traditions. One the kids enjoy the most is Lunar New Year! Both of my kids were born in the year of the Monkey which won't circle back until 2028. Wednesday starts the year of the … Continue reading This Week: January 26th
When you were little, what did you want to grow up to be? My first love was dinosaurs and paleontology. The mid-1980's saw some great finds both in the fields of paleontology and anthropology. I wanted to travel to all the big digs - the American west, Brittan, and Africa. I never made it to … Continue reading This Week: January 19th
I feel like our reading challenge is taking me through a lot of movie or TV-related reads so far! This week, we are focused on Inauguration Day. While our pick isn't exactly about an Inauguration, I think it's a great choice - you could read anything by a President, about a President, or just about … Continue reading This Week: January 12th
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
