Themed Book List
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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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🌸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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☘️Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Books With Green Covers☘️
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a list of five books with green covers that I have read and enjoyed. It’s a mixture of all kinds of books. The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor by Lucy Connelly A new job can be killer in this series debut mystery set in Dillynaidd, Wales. I grabbed this… Continue reading
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Picture Book Friday on A Saturday! Love & Friendship
One of my 2026 reading resolutions is to read 48 new to me picture books. I thought it would be fun to take one Friday a month and spotlight four (or son) picture books I have read recently. This month I focused on books about love and friendship. A Family for Louie by Alexandra Thompson… 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
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♥️Books I’ve Loved 2015-2025♥️
It’s the month of love so here’s a list of 10 books I’ve loved over the last 10 years! These are books I read each year, not necessarily published in that year. 2015 All Four Stars (All Four Stars #1) by Tara Dairman 2016 10% Happier by Dan Harris 2017 The Hate You Give by… Continue reading
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Picture Book Friday: Award Winners
One of my 2026 reading resolutions is to read 46 new to me picture books. I thought it would be fun to take one Friday a month and spotlight four picture books I have read recently. This month, January 2026, I decided to read four award winning picture books: Big by Vashti Harrison – winner… Continue reading
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Top Ten Books of 2025
Here are the top ten books I read in 2025, not necessarily published in 2025. Here’s to many more years of wonderful reading. 10. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 9. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss 8. Coach by Jason Reynolds 7. The Booklover’s Library by Madeline… 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!
Recent Posts
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