What's your favorite candy? It's a tough choice for me (hello, sweet tooth!) but....I think I'd have to pick Reese's Cups! Today is World Chocolate Day, so I thought we could look through some books about our favorite food group! Click any of the images below to grab your copy of these great books at … Continue reading World Chocolate Day
George Washington’s military and political accomplishments are well known, from his famous Revolutionary War battles to his nomination to our first Commander-in-Chief. His personal life, however, is not nearly as well known. His portraits give an impression of a straightforward, serious General, but his life at home may have been very different. George Washington’s love … Continue reading Mount Vernon Love Story
It's New Release Tuesday AND Independence Day in the USA! While your favorite local bookshop might be closed for today's holiday, you can go ahead and grab a copy of these new books from our Bookshop.org page with the links below! A Good House for Children by Kate Collins - this is a horror/thriller book … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 7/4/2023
Happy {early} Independence Day! For those of you with 4 day weekends to celebrate - I hope you're finding lots of time to do things you love this weekend...like read! Are you looking for a good book to help you get in the mood for the holiday? Here's a few I recommend! For the history … Continue reading Independence Day Books
With the start of a new month, it's time to review our reading for June! You'll notice, this only has the review - no preview for July. As I mentioned in our post earlier this week, our reading plans and ARC reviews are available exclusively for our Patreon community starting with July. You can find … Continue reading June Review
One of the biggest challenges for working parents is balancing commitments between the office and the home – kids’ activity schedules, work project deadlines, professional development, and travel for meetings all compete to find space on our calendars. Even when we make it to one event, our minds are often wandering to what’s going on … Continue reading Be Where Your Feet Are
Hi Friends! I have enjoyed getting to know you through our Social Media channels and comments on our blog the past 6 months. I have really enjoyed sharing books with you and talking about our favorites. Now comes the tough part no creator wants to admit: it can be expensive to run a blog. Between … Continue reading Introducing Patreon & Added Benefits for Subscribers
Happy birthday to these new releases! I'm out of town this week for work, but I've already pre-ordered several of these from our Bookshop.org page - grab your copy with the links below, too! Banyan Moon by Thao Thai - this was my Book of the Month club selection for June! I haven't had a … Continue reading New Release Tuesday – 6/27/2023
Thank you NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Driftwood, Alabama, is an odd little town – at least to Ava. She’s standing outside the Magpie Coffee Shop watching the town movie around her. Ava’s not even sure why she came here – a mysterious … Continue reading At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
The past few months have been a roller coaster for author Lowen Ashleigh. First her mother died following a difficult health crisis. She cut off her relationship with her on/off boyfriend, who’s also her agent. Then Lowen was offered the opportunity of a lifetime taking over a successful series from an author in failing health … Continue reading Verity
