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Guest Post: Book Signing Horror Story by Khanh Ha

Thank you for joining us today’s guest post from Khanh Ha. I’ll have a review of his newest short story collection next week. Also stay tuned for how to enter the giveaway. About the collection: From Vietnam to America, this story collection, jewel-like, evocative and layered, brings to the readers a unique sense of love, […]

A Room of Your Own by Beth Kephart, Illustrated by Julia Breckenreid

Source: Purchased Hardcover, 32 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate A Room of Your Own by Beth Kephart, illustrated by Julia Breckenreid, is a gorgeous book that explores all the different kinds of room we can find in our lives for creativity. Those rooms can be in the house, in the garden, in a barn, […]

Mailbox Monday #695

Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]

Week Two: Amanda Gorman’s Call Us What We Carry Read-a-Long

For this 2nd week, we read the 3rd and 4th sections: Earth Eyes and Memoria. Here are a few questions to get us started: In Earth Eyes, what do you see are the main themes and how do they relate to the collection’s title, Call Us What We Carry? Gorman has a lot of visual […]

Birthday Milestones

Birthdays are such a big deal when you’re a kid. You’re growing up and changing, entering new grades, making new friends, and learning new things. It seems that the newness of everything makes birthdays special. I’ve always celebrated my birthday, even as friends and relatives have stopped marking the passage of time. There’s something about […]

Admit This to No One by Leslie Pietrzyk

Source: Purchased Paperback, 255 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Admit This to No One by Leslie Pietrzyk is a stunning collection of short stories that are interconnected in ways that will surprise you. All of these stories are in and around Washington, D.C. One of the stories also appeared in the anthology, This Is […]

Mailbox Monday #694

Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]

Week One: Amanda Gorman’s Call Us What We Carry Read-a-Long

For this first week, we read the first two sections: Requiem and What a Piece of Wreck is Man I wanted to start the discussion with a few questions about these two sections. 1. Why do you think “Ship’s Manifest” is the opening poem to the collection and no included in the first section, “Requiem?” […]

Beach Read by Emily Henry (audio)

Source: Purchased Audible, 10+ hrs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Beach Read by Emily Henry, narrated by Julia Whelan, is laugh-out-loud funny, but also deeply serious. While both January Andrews and Augustus Everett are struggling with writer’s block and personal traumas, there’s a quirkiness to their interactions with people. Henry has a knack for creating […]

Guest Post, Excerpt, & Giveaway: A Season of Magic by Sarah Courtney

Today’s guest Sarah Courtney is here to share with us her new book, A Season of Magic, which is a Pride & Prejudice variation. Before get to her guest post and excerpt, let’s learn a little bit about the book. Book Synopsis: When the girls are forced to reveal their elemental magic, it does not […]