Reviews + Articles
Winners and Series Debuts
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Ann Cleeves' Thin Air is heading to Nancy W. from Saint Paul, MN. Robin C. of Ashtabula, OH won Betty Webb's The Puffin of Death. I'll get them out as soon as the weather allows. This week, I'm giving away the...
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
"Can you smell it? The scent of new books. Unread adventures. Friends you haven't met yet, hours of magical escapism awaiting you." If those words from Katarina Bivald'sThe Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend don't entice you into the latest love letter to readers,...
What Are You Reading?
I'm reading the most charming book I've read this year. If I hadn't worked yesterday, I could have finished Katarina Bivald's The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. It's about books and a bookstore and a stranger who helps to build a community. Love it, love...
Moonlight Over Paris by Jennifer Robson
When Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr survives a near fatal bout of scarlet fever after suffering through the scandal of a broken engagement, she's determined to LIVE. Moonlight Over Paris is Jennifer Robson's story of Helena's efforts to change her life, efforts...
American Housewife by Helen Ellis
If you're looking for a snarky collection of short stories with a woman's point of view, check out Helen Ellis' American Housewife. Ellis' viewpoint of the life of an American housewife is funny, snarky, and, in a couple cases, just mean. Who wouldn't...
Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein
Chris Grabenstein's latest middle school book is for all of us who love libraries, kids in libraries, and everything libraries stand for. I can't discuss Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics as passionately as I would like to without spoiling a main plot point....