The A to Z Blogging Challenge is OVER! I actually loved posting every day. It was a challenge because I haven't blogged in so long...

Scavenger hunt books are a trend in children's/middle grade lit lately, and I am loving it! I love suspenseful books, mysterious books, ...

I've been a volunteer since childhood, delivering meals on wheels for MIFA with my mom and grandmother. I volunteered at my church a lot...

Unreliable narrators are a huge trend right now, and have been since Gone Girl  swept the literary stage. I love suspenseful novels. Some ...

Literary tattoos are a growing trend, and there are some gorgeous ones out there. I've seen some quotes in beautiful script, images from...

Well then.

I read Ready Player One in October 2016 because two librarian friends/coworkers recommended it to me. Honestly, based on the description, i...

I've read this book countless times since high school; it's one of my top three favorite books. Ethan Shumway is sixteen when he ...

Back in January 2016, I re-read  Matilda  because I had tickets to see Matilda the Musical at the beautiful Orpheum Theater. I wanted the st...

I read Tucker Max's I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell  when it was first in paperback, and the later ones ( Assholes Finish First and Hilar...

When I visited my friend in England in 2011, she made sure to make me even more obsessed with British comedy (and comedy in general) by intr...

Fun Home: a Family Tragicomic  by Alison Bechdel This is a graphic novel about a girl who finds out her father is gay only after she co...

I love Ellen Meister's books because they brought my attention to Dorothy Parker and magical realism. I used to only like reading straig...

Roald Dahl was one of my favorite authors as a kid. I love how silly his books are, but they're presented so matter-of-fact. A lot of fu...

I started my bookstagram account to share what I was reading in the moment, like Instagram is supposed to be. Now it’s more curated and po...

This space has been sadly quiet for some time. I’ve missed sharing books and program ideas here, but it’s been hard to carve out time for ...

Back in 2011, on a different blog, I took the A to Z Challenge. I blogged every day in April, except Sundays. Each day was based on a letter...