The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

January 21, 2016

“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...

What Are You Reading?

January 20, 2016

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...

Moonlight Over Paris by Jennifer Robson

January 19, 2016

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...

American Housewife by Helen Ellis

January 18, 2016

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....

Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein

January 17, 2016

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...

Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz

January 16, 2016

After reading Jayne Ann Krentz’ Secret Sisters, I wondered why it had been so long since I’ve read one of her books. She’s a master at romantic suspense. This book is a page-turner, one that keeps the reader guessing until the very end with its...