Friends, prepare to swoon! I fell head over heels for The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon, and I think you will, too. Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can’t imagine working anywhere else. But lately it’s been a constant clash between her and […]
Admittedly, historical romance has been a hit-or-miss genre for me. I love contemporary romances, but for whatever reason, historical romances don’t always suck me in. That wasn’t a problem though with The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George, the first in a new series of Gilded Age romances featuring feisty heroines and the […]
Today’s picture book review is part of the official blog tour for this series. Be sure to keep reading for your chance to win a copy of the book. Anyone who’s been following along on my Instagram since my twins were born last spring has probably figured out that I have a particular fondness for […]
Today we’re happy to be hosting a guest post from Reyna Marder Gentin, author of the new middle grade book My Name is Layla. The Time Warp by Reyna Marder Gentin I’ve been in a bit of a time warp lately. Awaiting the publication of my first middle grade novel, My Name Is Layla, early […]
If you’re looking to get sucked into a book and escape into a fantasy adventure, then buckle up. A Vow So Bold & Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer, the final book in the Cursebreakers trilogy, will sweep you away. Face your fears, fight the battle. Emberfall is crumbling fast, torn between those who believe Rhen is […]
This little ol’ book blog is ELEVEN YEARS OLD today! And as a sure sign of how nuts my life is right now, I didn’t draft this post weeks in advance. No, it is almost 9pm on Tuesday, January 12th, and I’m slapping this last-minute post together for the sake of posterity & because at […]
Give your littlest readers an introduction to music and how it’s created with Hello World! Music by Jill McDonald, the latest book in a charming series of board books designed to help babies and toddlers learn about the world around them. The book focuses on instruments (versus vocal music), and introduces a good variety of […]
Like many people, I first read The Great Gatsby when I was in high school. It was a difficult novel to tackle, but once I got into it, I really loved it. (This may sound sacrilegious to some, but what actually helped me the most was watching the movie adaptation & then reading the book. […]
This was a weird year for reading, for a variety of reasons. I’ll start by saying that I read significantly less this year than I did in 2019 — but I still read a lot more than I expected to, given the birth of my twins in early May. 2020 brought me motherhood (times two), […]
In a sweet tribute to the original, Mouse’s Night Before Christmas by Tracey Cordery & illustrated by Sarah Massini is a lovely story about Christmas magic. The book follows Mouse (who was just one creature stirring) on a busy Christmas Eve, as he helps Santa deliver presents — and maybe, just maybe, has his own […]