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Happy New Year! Books to Celebrate A Gentle and Creative New Year
Happy New Year! I like to think of the New Year as a time to set intentions. One of my intentions is to reacquaint myself with creativity. I heard someone say to think about what you loved as a child and try to emulate that as an adult. I found the following books to dive Continue reading
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🎄Monthly Highlights (December 2025)
I’m happy to highlight the events of December 2025 – bookish and nonbookish! It’s a snapshot in time. In a year that felt long, December flew by – too fast for me who needed to prepare for a December birthday and Christmas! As I write this, it’s nice to be reminded that it all does Continue reading
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Time Travel Thursday (On a Friday): What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (December 2025 Edition)
Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…) Last year, towards the end of December 2024, I had just finished Snowcaps, Skiing, & Sabotage (Camper & Continue reading
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🎄Christmas Reading Recap 2025
Merry Christmas to all those celebrating today! I hope everyone enjoys some moments of peaceful reading. I participated in the Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon 2025 and made an intention to enjoy some seasonal reading. Here are a few I read that I enjoyed. There were two others that just didn’t work for me so I’m leaving them Continue reading
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Ten Bookish Wishes
Like many book lovers, I love reading AND thinking about books, making lists of books, thinking about ways to make my life more bookish…and on and on. Here are ten bookish wishes – some realistic and some that would require a fairy godmother to sprinkle some major bookish magic. Continue reading
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🎄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Mysterious Christmas Collection: A Charlie Kingsley/Redemption Detective Agency Crossover Christmas Cozy Mystery Anthology by Michele Pariza Wacek
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Mysterious Christmas Collection: A Charlie Kingsley/Redemption Detective Agency Crossover Christmas Cozy Mystery Anthology by Michele Pariza Wacek! Today we are featuring a review of a Charlie Kingsley/Redemption Detective Agency Crossover Christmas Cozy Mystery Anthology, that also includes festive recipes! Stop by each blog Continue reading
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🌟COVER REVEAL: The Rewrite by Beth Rinyu🌟
I’m excited to work with Xpresso Book Tours to announce the cover reveal for The Rewrite by Beth Rinyu. The Rewriteby Beth RinyuPublication date: January 29th 2026Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: How long would you hold a grudge? If you’re Eloise Hendrickson, the answer is twenty-five years. After being humiliated by her overseas pen Continue reading
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Way Back Cozy Wednesday: December 2025 Edition
On the third Wednesday of each month, I’ll feature a cozy mystery I read long ago. Backlist titles make my heart sing and hopefully you’ll find some new to you reads for your cozy TBR. This month we’re going back to the year 2020. Booked for Death (Booklover’s B&B Mysteries, Book 1) by Victoria Gilbert320 Continue reading
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Middle Grade Monday: Highlighting Recent Middle Grade Reads (December 2025)
On or around the third Monday of the month, I’ll highlight recent middle grade reads that I’ve enjoyed. I am so happy working part time in a school library – it’s wonderful to be with kids and books, and my reading life is so much richer! I read the following middle grade books between November Continue reading
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🎄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: One Gold Ring (Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries) by Dianne Ascroft
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for One Gold Ring (Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries) by Dianne Ascroft! Today we are featuring a review of this festive novella in the Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There 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
- 💡Virtual Book Tour & #Giveaway SPOTLIGHTING: A Spy in Saigon: A Kat Lawson Mystery by Nancy Cole Silverman
- COVER REVEAL: Marie Conner, A Leading Lady: Her Life and Civic Leadership in a Bygone Era by Elle Mott
- ☕The Sunday Salon: January 11, 2026
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- Introducing 2026 Reading Challenges
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