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Memorable Literary Moms: A Book List
In celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day holiday, here’s a list of Memorable Literary Moms. I’ve read and enjoyed all these titles and hope you find something you enjoy too! Novels With Admirable Literary Moms: Novels With Moms Who Have A Great Sense of Humor: Looking for even more titles? Try these articles: Mystery Books… Continue reading
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Can’t Wait Wednesday: Maggie Hope #11 The Last Hope: A Maggie Hope Mystery by Susan Elia MacNeal
I’ve been a fan of Maggie Hope since book one Mr. Churchill’s Secretary and have read all the books in the series. While I’m sad this is the end of the one of my favorite historical mystery series, I’m delighted that Susan is continuing to write. She is marvelous. Book 11, The Last Hope comes… Continue reading
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Netgalley TBR for May 2024
In keeping with the accountability theme, here are the books I have from Netgalley that will be published in May. My goal is to read and post about these right before, on or just a little after pub date. I’m looking forward to reading all of these. I also am trying my first audiobook from… Continue reading
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Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In
If you’re a Netgalley user, how is your feedback ratio looking? The recommended feedback ratio is 80%, and I’m sitting at 84% as of April 24 when I write this blog post. I’d like to catch up on some of the wonderful titles I received through Netgalley and didn’t get read by pub-date. It’s hard… Continue reading
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Unread Books: How Many Is Too Many?
I started 2024 off simply determined to read my shelves and practice a book buying pause until I got to a few from my unread shelf (who am I kidding with the word shelf?!? It’s shelves…shelves and shelves of unread books). Since there is no shame in the bookish community, I’ll admit that at the… Continue reading
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday (On A Monday): The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle #2) by Steven Rowley
I adored The Guncle (it was a five star read–it’s a book to hug when you finish), so I’m looking forward to The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley. Expected publication May 21, 2024 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons 336 pages, Hardcover From The Publisher: From the nationally bestselling author of The Guncle comes the much-anticipated sequel,… Continue reading
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday Selection April 10, 2024: Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Here’s my Can’t-Wait Wednesday Selection for… Continue reading
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The American Homefront WWII: A Book List
I’m compiling a list of both fiction and nonfiction about the American Homefront during WWII for an upcoming special project I’m going to tackle. Here is what I have on my themed TBR. What books would you add? Fiction Titles: Home Front Girls by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan The Wartime Sisters by Lynda Cohen… Continue reading
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Books About Writing: A Book List
I tackled my first NaNoWriMo project this past November and have enjoyed working on it since then. I have a new idea I’d like to tackle in November 2024, and being the plotter that I am, I’ve decided to spend some time in April & May reading some books on the craft of writing. I… Continue reading
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday Selection April 3, 2024: Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Here’s my Can’t-Wait Wednesday Selection for… 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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