April 8, 2024 My new favorite YA author is Jenny Han This one is for my fellow book lovers. More specifically, it’s for my fellow lovers of young adult contemporary romances – I know you’re…
October 25, 2023 Why I love to read banned books Banned books are the best books. There, I said it. But seriously – if a book has something inside of it that is striking…
October 11, 2023 More great books for your reading pleasure I’m writing about reading again. This may seem odd to some, but my ongoing blog series about book recommendations has been a great way…
August 30, 2023 If you like octopuses, you’ll love this post I just finished two books with a giant Pacific octopus as a main character: Remarkably Bright Creatures and Sea Change. I have a third…
June 19, 2023 Summer is a great time to catch up on reading Recently, I rediscovered my all-time favorite place to read a great book. We have swinging chairs in our screened-in porch and this week we…
May 27, 2023 Why I love time travel romances I love great stories that are skillfully told. Whether I’m watching movies, reading a great book or even watching a well-made TV show, it’s…
May 3, 2023 Judy Blume makes the world a better place Do you remember reading and loving Judy Blume books as a kid? In the past week, I’ve had the pleasure of watching both a…
April 17, 2023 Guilty pleasures: why I love celebrity memoirs Why are so many of us fascinated by celebrities? Movie stars and musicians are often just regular people like us who happened to get…
March 27, 2023 Borrow popular books for free with Libby Reading can be an expensive habit. Going to the library is a great alternative to buying books, but there’s often a long wait time…
March 4, 2023 The best books we’ve read this year Like most writers, I love to read. I love to read fiction as an escape, a pleasurable form of relaxation, an act of self-care…
