In honor of Mother's Day I decided to give a little list of some of my mom's favorite books. After all, she's the reason I grew up with my nose stuck in a book because I followed her example. She introduced me to reading at a very young age - before I even started Kindergarten … Continue reading 5 Books My Mom Loves
I realize it's nearly the end of April, but still... it's National Poetry Month! I think my brain is still reeling from my last read as well as getting a bit stir-crazy from quarantine. But I'm still here to give you a few recommendations for books that you should check out if you are a … Continue reading 10 Poetry Recommendations
Let's talk about the book series for a moment and how long is too long for a series? We all pretty much know and love the Harry Potter series, which consists of seven books (we do not count The Cursed Child, ever). Given the length of the later novels, it seems like a pretty large … Continue reading Length of a Book Series
Hey there book nerds! Today I thought I'd share some of my favorite non-fiction books with you all. It was actually hard for me to come up with ten good books of the non-fiction sort because honestly... I don't read that much non-fiction. It's just not my cup of tea. I prefer to get lost … Continue reading 10 Non-Fiction Recommendations
Where I work I'm known as the "Young Adult Romance" expert. When patrons come in looking for a good young-adult book, they come to me. Only it's not just for romance. It's any young adult book really, but I do read more contemporary & romance than any other genre of young adult fiction. Since romance … Continue reading 10 Young-Adult Romance Recommendations
I've done a few recommendation posts before, and I'll probably keep doing them. My past ones were Lighthearted Reads, Holiday Books, and YA Mystery books that I really love and recommend to, well, anyone. One of the best parts of being a librarian is when a patron asks for my recommendation. First, I have to … Continue reading 10 Book Suggestions
Day fourteen of the challenge, though I have skipped a few due to not really having anything to talk about for some of them. Still, we're already two weeks into the new year and it feels weird because it feels like it just started, but also like it should be later already. Time is just... … Continue reading Reading Rituals
In 2019 I read a few new authors. Of them, some were indie authors and then of course there were more mainstream authors that you hear about often or are at least getting a lot of traction at the current time. There were not too many new ones, since a lot of the books I … Continue reading Authors I Discovered in 2019
