How are we already at the end of the month again? What big plans do you have for May - there are a lot of events coming up! Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, maybe graduation? We will be celebrating Moms this month, but this week in particular, we're starting with the Battle of … Continue reading This Week: April 28th
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Traci Eddings is getting ready for a big day – the season opening event at the St. Cecelia hotel. After years of being the place to be a member and spend your summer days, the Saint is … Continue reading Summers at The Saint
What do a Smithsonian scientist from 2019, an art lover from the 1950’s, and an enslaved groom from the 1850’s have in common? A race horse named Lexington. To the people involved here, Lexington starts as a skeleton, a painting, and a beloved partner. To the outside world, he’s just a Horse until you learn … Continue reading Horse
It's time to look for the next literary festival to attend! I've been trying to attend at least one literary festival each quarter and there are so many great options across the country this quarter! Which will you be attending? April World of South Festival of Literature & Music Tallahassee, FL April 26-28 Annapolis Book … Continue reading Upcoming Literary Festivals
Over 150 years ago, John Muir trekked through the Sierra Nevada Mountains as part of a sheep herding adventure. While not his first trek or his first journal, My First Summer in the Sierra was a groundbreaking account that brought the beauty of the western forests to readers nationwide. Published in 1911, this, and other … Continue reading My First Summer in the Sierra
The weather is warming up, the sun is out, and tomorrow is Earth Day, so it's a perfect time to talk about books about nature, which is our theme this week for the reading challenge! Books about animals, landmarks, plants, migration patterns, the ocean - they are all great for this theme! Here's the books … Continue reading This Week: April 21st
Just as Thomas Jefferson was taking office as third president of the United States of America, a battle was raging across the Atlantic Ocean that would test the young country. Government-backed pirates were patrolling the waters off the Barbary Coast, attacking merchant ships from the US, Britain, and other European countries. Not only were they … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
Trix is in trouble. She’s been alone for the past few months since her mother disappeared, but she’s always been able to keep her head above the water. But now? Now she’s sitting in a small-town diner talking to a family of women she’s never met, let alone heard of, and trying to figure out … Continue reading A Constellation of Roses
The first Earth Day was held in 1970 and was inspired by the protests from the previous decade. Gaylord Nelson wanted to educate people on the damage mankind does through careless actions. For the past 34 years, Earth Day has been a global affair with countries worldwide participating in activities. We will be celebrating Earth … Continue reading Earth Day Reads
Zara’s standing on a balcony, headphones on, trying to block out the chaos going on around her. She’s not completely sure how she ended up here in this apartment with these people. They aren’t her friends, she doesn’t know them from work, no one knows the anxiety she’s carried for years. They can’t leave, they … Continue reading Anxious People
