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🧳Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (August 2026 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 August 2025, I had just finished The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society… Continue reading
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🕰️Way Back Cozy Wednesday: August 2026 Edition
One Wednesday a 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 2014. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries #1) by Sheila Turnage – Newbery honor… 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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📚Middle Grade Highlights (June 2026 Edition)
On or around the third Monday of the month, I’ll be highlighting 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! Max in the House of Spies: A Tale… Continue reading
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Middle Grade Monday: March 2026 Edition
On or around the third Monday of the month, I’ll be highlighting 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… 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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Five Star Audiobook Listens: October, November, & December 2025
I love audiobooks and listen to so many books each month. I love being able to get in book time when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are nine I gave FIVE STARS in October, November, and December 2025. The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer Murder… Continue reading
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In Celebration of National Science Fiction Day on January 2nd
“National Science Fiction Day is observed every year on January 2nd which is also the birthday of Issac Asimov, the world-famous science fiction writer. National Science Fiction Day celebrates stories that inspire us to dream big, from intergalactic adventures to futuristic technology and thought-provoking tales.” (Source) Be sure to check out this Science Fiction Timeline… Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (December 2025) ⭐
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 December 2025, I read 33 books, with my most read genre being cozy mysteries (I clearly needed some escapes because I read four Murder, She Wrote titles.)… 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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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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