Bookish Thoughts
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🌴Summer Reading 2026 TBR 🌻
I love summer reading – to read during the daytime, to have no guilt about grabbing a book and staying up just a little late…it’s the best. Here are a few books I’m hoping to read this summer. Finish the 2026-2027 Mark Twain Nominees (I have six more to read) Read a BIG Book: Lonesome… Continue reading
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⛱️Ten Past Favorite Summer Reading Titles☀️
I looked through my reading journals from June and July in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to see if I could come up with ten titles that I just loved reading during the summer. Enjoy! The Love Haters by Katherine Center Woodworking by Emily St James No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister The Rom-Commers by… Continue reading
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📚Cozy Mysteries Featuring Libraries: A Book List
I adore books featuring libraries and librarians – especially cozy mysteries. Since we just celebrated National Library Week earlier this week, I’ve compiled a list of five of my favorite cozy mystery series that involve libraries. Library Lover’s Mysteries by Jenn McKinlay Lighthouse Library Mysteries by Eva Gates Haunted Library Mysteries by Allison Brook Bookmobile… Continue reading
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🪡Hobbies & Books: A Book List 🧩
Years ago, I read a line in an obituary that read “she cultivated a deep contentedness with her life.” And since then, I’ve thought about that line frequently – even putting it up by my computer. For me, hobbies add to my happiness and contentedness with life, so I thought it would be fun to… Continue reading
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☔April Showers: A Book List
Tis the season for April showers in hopes of those wonderful May flowers! Here are four books with umbrellas on the cover to celebrate the rainy reason. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon “A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this charming romantic comedy.” Maisie… Continue reading
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Phrases That Make Me Want to Read (or Avoid) a Book
I do judge books by their covers and also by some of the words on the blurbs. So I’ve brainstormed two lists of phrases – one that lists all the phrases that has me shouting “Yes! Give me that book right now!” And the other that has me side-eying the book and muttering, “I don’t… Continue reading
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Netgalley Checkin & Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading In April & May
Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (March 2026) Here is my monthly Netgalley Check In as part of my promise to check in once a month and see how many Netgalley titles I’ve read. My feedback ratio is currently 81%! I only reviewed one title on Netgalley in February 2026 – Oh dear! So… Continue reading
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🌸When I Think Of Spring: A Book List
What do you think of when you think of Spring? Certainly not the random 90 degree days we have had. Go away summer weather, wait your turn. Here’s a list of things I think of when I think of Spring and an accompanying book for each item. 💐Flowers: Gardenias and a Grave Mistake (Diana Flowers… Continue reading
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🌟Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites February 2026
For a month that was supposed to be short but felt incredibly long, I did read 31 books, 14 on audio. Cozy mysteries came in the lead for the top genre, followed by middle grade fantasy. For a post highlighting the picture books I read in February, click here. I’ve included a list of all… Continue reading
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Five Short Books For A Short Month
While January 2026 felt like it went on for a 100 years, February is a shorter month and hopefully a more positive one? We can dream. Here are five short(ish) [how we each define short is personal] books that I loved! No. 10 Doyers Street by Radha Vatsal (273 pages) Set in New York City… Continue reading
About Me
Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!
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