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• My October Reading Wrap-Up

  Happy November, readers! October was fairly uneventful, which is fine with me. I mostly focused on work, volunteering in my library’s Fall Book Sale, and going... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nonfiction November: My Year (So Far) in Reading Nonfiction

  

  I always love participating in Nonfiction November, because I get so many good book recommendations from the other bloggers. The first week’s topic is “celebrat... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Halloween Horror/Fantasy Novels You May Not Have Read

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is a Halloween freebie. Today I’m writing about some of my favorite horror/paranormal stories tha... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Young Adult Fiction: Reads and Rereads

  Working with high school English classes, I’ve become much more interested in young adult fiction, particularly books that will engage our students. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: The Gilded Heiress and Gabriela and His Grace

  

  I received advanced review copies (ARCs) of two historical romance novels this summer, The Gilded Heiress by Joanna Shupe and Gabriela and His Grace by Liana... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Update on 2025 Reading Challenges

  

  We’re in the home stretch on reading challenges, so here’s an update on where I am. I still have a lot to read in three months, but I would like to close these... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas

  

  I really wanted to like this one. I’ve enjoyed Sherry Thomas’ romances, but this was the exact opposite of steamy. Neither the romances nor the mystery worked... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Favorite Series

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is about our favorite series, especially those series that are consistently good throughout. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My September Reading Wrap-Up

  

  September was a pretty good month, all things considered. I’m super-excited about the return of Reading Rainbow, with new host and librarian, Mychal Threets. I... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: As a Jew by Sarah Hurwitz

  

  This book came along at just the right time for me, and was exactly what I needed. I’ve been struggling with my Jewish identity since the events of October 7,... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Freewriting Friday: Exploring Los Angeles

  

  I wasn’t able to write much this week, because we came back from a trip to Los Angeles, and then things have been busy. This week I went to a retirement party... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading by the Ratings: Books on My Shelf I Need to Read

  The topic of this week’s Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is our fall To Be Read (TBR) list. I’ve gotten away from TBR lists, outside of... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

  

  Angeline Boulley has done it again. She’s written a story that’s hard to put down, but is also steeped in Native issues and history, with characters that are... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

  

  This book is a detailed history of reality television, and Nussbaum begins the book by explaining that if you think reality television is a product of the 2000s... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: The Ill-Mannered Ladies Series by Alison Goodman

  

  I received Book #2 in Goodman’s Ill-Mannered Ladies series from NetGalley, but I quickly realized this was a book I wanted to read properly, so I stopped and... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: The Sea Gives Up the Dead by Molly Olguín

  

  I loved this book of short stories that are a blend of magical realism, fairy tale retellings, history, love, grief, and horror. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: Time Loops and Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau

  

  If you’re a fan of Groundhog Day, you may like this novel by Jackie Lau, a time-loop romance set in Toronto. Noelle Tom leaves her job late on June 20, as she... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My April Reading Wrap-Up

  

  April was my first month out of work. I wasn’t sure what to expect – daily sobbing, possibly. Boredom, stress, anger, anxiety. I experienced some of all that,... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ARC Review: The Vengeance by Emma Newman

  

  The Vengeance is a fun escapist read, combining historical France, female pirates, LGBTQ romance, and vampires. Newman is a writer of fantasy and science fictio... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review of Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights...

  

  This was an incredibly thoughtful, comprehensive view of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, beginning with the Brown vs. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE