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August 12, 2021
Thursday Time Out: Podcasts
There are times when you need a distraction, something pleasant to take your mind off the worries in your life and the divisiveness of the world. It’s been a year of that for me. Fiction, sadly, is no longer the haven I thought, and I can barely concentrate enough to finish a chapter. Long form […]
August 10, 2021
The Unexpected Past of Miss Jane Austen by Cass Grafton and Ada Bright
Source: Purchased Kindle, 372 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate The Unexpected Past of Miss Jane Austen by Cass Grafton and Ada Bright (the second book in this time travel series and these definitely should be read in order) is a delightful read. Rose Wallace is just getting to live her dream when Jane Austen […]
August 9, 2021
Day Away…
I’ll be out of the office (off the blog). I hope to get some reading done and maybe get some reviews written ahead of time, but if I don’t, I’ll be ok with that. I would love to sneak in some writing to, and I think that will be a priority, rather than the reviews, […]
August 8, 2021
Mailbox Monday #643
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 […]
August 4, 2021
Where the Wolf by Sally Rosen Kindred
Source: the poet Paperback, 80 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Where the Wolf by Sally Rosen Kindred has a Grimm’s fairy tale feel in which the wolf features prominently, looming over each poem and jumping in unexpectedly. In “First Night,” the wolf can only find the narrator and her family because of the dark, […]
August 3, 2021
The Haunted Library: The Ghost in the Tree House by Dori Hillestad Butler
Source: Purchased Paperback, 128 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate The Haunted Library: The Ghost in the Tree House by Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by Aurore Damant, is the 7th book in this series, which I think is best read in order (although they do recap previous information in each). I think young readers will […]
August 2, 2021
The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton
Source: Purchased ebook, 366 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton is part romance and part time travel, but it is also a novel about friendship and finding the gumption to go after what you want. Our heroine Rose Wallace is eager to […]
August 1, 2021
Mailbox Monday #642
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 […]
July 28, 2021
Postcard Poems by Jeanne Griggs
Source: the poet Paperback, 72 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate ***full disclosure: Jeanne and I have been poetry blog buddies for a long time.*** Postcard Poems by Jeanne Griggs is a travel story in verse, a journey of self-discovery, reflection, and enjoyment. It was no surprise to me that her collection begins with a […]
July 27, 2021
My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely (audio)
Source: Audible Purchase Audiobook, 7+ hrs. I am an Amazon Affiliate My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely, another audiobook with a full cast, is delightful in terms of romance and sexual tension, but my favorite parts are the musical interludes as we learn about the secret past of Daniel Stuart. His past is integral […]
