Hello and welcome to the last Friday of February! Here’s a look at what I’ve been up to this week: Something that made me happy this week: Olive likes to hang out in my office while I’m working which always makes me happy. Sometimes she’s […]
One of them most popular novels of 2020, Mexican Gothic tells the chilling story of a house that seems to have its own power. The novel contains many elements of the classic gothic horror genre. It’s a slow paced yet engaging story with vivid imagery. […]
Today’s guest post comes from author Mojgan Azar, whose debut novel A Lullaby in the Desert, is available TODAY from ArkBound. MOJGAN AZAR was born in Iran and lived most of her adult life in Iraq. She was living in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2014 when […]
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Fiction/Fantasy/Magic At the start, the story reminded me of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children and it kept from me enjoying it thoroughly. I couldn’t quite shake that comparison til about half way through. Eventually I […]
Hello and welcome to another Five Things Friday. Here’s a look at what I’ve been up to! Something that made me happy this week: These photos showed up in my Facebook memories, they’re from six years ago when I went to the Columbus Zoo on […]
Glennon’s newest memoir was one of the biggest selling books of 2020. Her story of finding and embracing her true self resonated with many readers. If you’re one of them, here are ten more non-fiction books that you may enjoy as well. 10 Books to […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you’re having a nice weekend, staying warm and safe wherever you are. Here’s a summary of what I read this week: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen Contemporary Fiction/Magical Realism Read for my While I Was Reading Challenge category a […]
Something that made me happy this week: Getting this drawing from an artist friend who is helping me design my next tattoo. Something I read this week: I’m currently reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune. It was a get-well gift […]
Since Valentine’s Day is this weekend, I thought I’d give you a list of my favorite lovey dovey stories. As I’ve mentioned before, I haven’t always been a fan of romance novels. If you’d like to learn about my journey, read this essay I wrote […]
My book club met her the weekend to discuss The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. I couldn’t find discussion questions online so I created my own again! Here are the ones that worked best for us. I hope your club can use them. If you […]
