#OwnVoices is a hashtag created in 2015 by author Corinne Duyvis to recognize books that are written by an author who shares a marginalized identity with the protagonist. If an author claims to be “own voices”, that means they are writing a main character who is part […]
People often tell me “I need to read the books I own before I get any more.” Of course, I believe that’s 100% false. But as a book blogger (which is a great excuse for being a book hoarder) I understand that books have a […]
I’ll admit I was late to the Eleanor Oliphant party. I’d heard a lot of buzz since it came out in early 2017, so it was on my radar for a while, but it took me a long time to get around it it. And while […]
Today’s guest post comes from author Melina Druga. Other than my family, history is the thing that I love more than writing. That love began in early childhood when my mother and I read the Little House on the Prairie series together. It continued […]
If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you may have noticed I haven’t been updating much lately. To say the last few months have kicked my ass is an understatement. Life has been challenging because I’ve been dealing with a health issue to which I […]
August was a loooong month for me, in ways both literal and figurative. I managed to finish 21 books, which just barely beat my record back in January of 20. I’ve been laying around more than usual lately, due to a heath problem involving my […]
