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☕The Sunday Salon: August 30, 2026 🌻
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside (Susan Branch’s Memoirs #3) by Susan Branch – I feel so lucky that I stumbled upon Susan Branch’s memoirs this summer while browsing the… Continue reading
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🎉Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mysteries) by Ellen Byron
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for A Murderers Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mysteries) by Ellen Byron ! Today we are featuring a review of the fifth book in one of my favorite cozy mystery series. Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke, these delightful mysteries bring New Orleans… Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (July 2026)
In July 2026 I read 46 books, 23 of those were picture books and 9 were audiobooks. I read a wide variety of genres with no leader. The longest book I read was Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry at 960 pages, and the shortest book was a nonfiction picture book called The Escape Artist: A… Continue reading
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Picture Book Spotlight: July 2026
One of my 2026 reading resolutions is to read 46 new to me picture books. I thought it would be fun to take one day a month and spotlight picture books I have read and enjoyed recently. Outside In and the Inside Out: A Story About Arnold Lobel by Emmy Kastner “A thoughtful and whimsical… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: July 19, 2026 🎆
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes – “It’s 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don’t get to… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: July 5, 2026 🎆
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber – “A detour. A chance encounter. Two women who alter the pages of each other’s story.” Absolutely adored this lovely, magical book. If you love small towns,… Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (June 2026)
Here are the titles I gave five stars this month. A list of all the titles I read this month is at the end of this post. In June 2026 I read 46 books, 16 of those were picture books and 5 were audiobooks. The top genre I read was fiction followed by cozy mystery.… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: June 28, 2026 ☀️
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn — Oooo this was fascinating! I can’t even imagine getting a letter in the mail that unravels everything you thought you knew about your family history. So… Continue reading
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Revisiting Past Can’t Wait Wednesdays
I thought it would be fun to review the past few months of Can’t Wait Wednesday posts to see what I have actually read and what is still on my TBR. My TBR is so long and constantly growing so it is easy for things to get lost. This was a good reminder! Can’t-Wait Wednesday… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: May 31, 2026 💐
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Mrs. Tim Christie(Mrs. Tim #1-2) by D.E. Stevenson – I wish I could remember how this ended up on my tbr because I am so thankful. What a delightful and gentle book. This… 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
- 🎉Can’t-Wait Wednesday (On A Thursday): Bookmobile Cat Mystery #14: Murder on Thin Ice by Laurie Cass
- ☕The Sunday Salon: September 6, 2026 🍎
- Series to Catch Up On
- 🌟Five Star Reads: August 2026 Favorites (& A Summer Reading 2026 Wrap-Up)
- Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: The Filbert Steps (The Telegraph Hill Mysteries) by Lila Blake
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