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The Sunday Salon: November 26, 2023
Happy Sunday! Deb Nance at Readerbuzz hosts The Sunday Salon, and I’m joining in! Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday November 19th 2023 – Saturday November 25th 2023 I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Holly, Baubles and Murder by Victoria Tait (I read a copy from the author. Review… Continue reading
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Book Review: A True Account by Katherine Howe
Happy publication to Katherine Howe! Her book A True Account is available today and it is a page-turner! Thank you to Henry Holt & Company for the ARC. I so enjoyed reading this. From a young age, Hannah Maury was bound out to service a waterfront in Boston in the early 1700s. Now an early… Continue reading
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The Sunday Salon: Sunday November 19, 2023
Happy Sunday! Deb Nance at Readerbuzz hosts The Sunday Salon, and I’m joining in! Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday November 12th 2023 – Saturday November 18th 2023 I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown (I listened to a copy using my Library’s… Continue reading
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Book Review: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally
When I read the following publisher blurb: “Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, a dazzling first entry in a terrific new Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.” I knew I needed to get my hands on Celeste Connally’s Act Like A Lady, Think Like a Lord mystery.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert
Thank you to Crooked Lane Books and Netgalley for the arc of Murder Checks Out, book eight in the Blue Ridge Library Mysteries by Victoria Gilbert . I just love this series so much and have read every entry! It’s Christmas time in Taylorsford, North Carolina and we’re back with library director Amy Muir. Five… Continue reading
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Book Review: Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska
It’s 1952 in Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska and reporter Sydney Lockhart checks into the historic Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas for a simple travel-writing assignment. Before she even unpacks, she discovers the murdered body of the hotel’s bookkeeper. As one of the first on the scene, Sydney is a suspect in… Continue reading
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The Sunday Salon: November 12, 2023
Happy Sunday! Deb Nance at Readerbuzz hosts The Sunday Salon, and I’m joining in! Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday November 5th 2023 – Saturday November 11th 2023 I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? The Red-Hot Blues Chanteuse: A Viola Vermillion Vaudeville Mystery by Ana Brazil (I read an… Continue reading
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2023 Reading Challenges Update
This year was the first year I used a separate journal to track my reading. Being a book nerd, I also still use a spreadsheet, but I really enjoyed keeping the journal. There’s something relaxing about using different color pens and writing by hand. I update the journal as I finish a book and then… Continue reading
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Book Review: Enchanted Hill by Emily Bain Murphy
Enchanted Hill by Emily Bain Murphy published today 11/7/23 and this is the kind of historical mystery that I could simply not put down. Many thanks to Union Square and Co. and Netgalley for the eARC. It’s 1930 and PI Cora McCavanah is posing as a maid at Hollywood magnate Truman’s Byrd’s legendary estate. The… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Apartment House on Poppy Hill by Nina LaCour, Sònia Albert (Illustrator)
Thank you to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for the eARC of The Apartment House on Poppy Hill by Nina LaCour, Sònia Albert (Illustrator). This work of middle grade fiction was absolutely delightful in every way. It gave me the same warm and cozy feelings as when I read the Penny books by Kevin Henkes and… 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
- ✔Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (April 2026)
- ☕The Sunday Salon: May 3, 2026 💐
- ⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (April 2026)
- 🕰️Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (April 2026 Edition)
- 🪄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused (The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series) by Marcy Blesy
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