Does the smell of sunscreen versus the warm crackling in the fireplace alter your reading habits? I am quite interested to know your answer. During the months of hot sun and swimming pools I am drawn towards books about summer. Stories of summer camps, summer vacations, black-market lemonade dealers, or anything with a bright and […]
I started working on this post the day before the newest Vanderbeeker book came out. I was going to write it and post it that day and it would be ready and waiting for you when The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish came out. But clearly my plans didn’t work out. But all is well, because […]
Let’s talk snow, reader people. More specifically, books about snow. I’ve got a story to tell you concerning two particular books about snow. I hope you are prepared for a tale of anticipation, heartbreak, adventure, sweet revenge, warm fuzzies, and soaking wet boots. Well, all that except maybe the sweet revenge. But you never know […]
The end of one year comes and our favorite radio stations start handing out awards to music artists, the internet is packed full of the best photography from the year, and book organizations send out lists of the top books from the past year. When I got an email from Goodreads earlier in December with […]
Let me be the first to welcome you to the Christmas season! If you have waited until the day after thanksgiving to set up your decorations, than wait not another minute for Christmas to begin! If you already have some of your decorations set up, and you’ve been listening to Christmas music for a month […]
I learned something interesting a few minutes ago. If I were on track for NaNoWriMo I would have written 36,674 words by the end of today. My first thought was, well I’m doomed. Second thought was this: I could still do it. Right? I just need to apparate to my productive writing forest wonderland and […]
