Is it just me or does it feel like September is going super fast? This is another out of last November or December’s library book sale, all of which were hard cover and within a few years of publication. I’ve
Library Book Sale Finds: The Sword of the Spirits by John Christopher
Hey, hey, sneaking in under the wire, two months in a row! This book had a lot of telling right at the beginning, and it took me about halfway through before I realized I was reading the last book of
Library Book Sale Finds: The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
Ha! Here’s July’s book done, only a few days late. This one is from my most recent book sale, back in November or December where I got a whole bag of books for $6. Admittedly there was not much on
Library Book Sale Finds: The Door into Fire by Diane Duane
Finally! I’ve been reading this book for two months. There’s not even any reason why it’s taken so long except I can’t focus at all right now and so am in the middle of four books (and have six more
Trying to Pass On Favorite Books to the Next Generation
When I was, oh, 15 or so, I very intentionally packed away all the children’s books I’d kept, with the thought that I would pass them on to my children when I had them. The box of books got moved
Promo: Ashes and Blood by Katie Zaber
This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. The author will award a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn commenter. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the
Library Book Sale Finds: One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn
As we discussed last September when I was doing my foundational book series, Wait Till Helen Comes was a formulative book for me when I was a child, one that is still creepy to this day. So when I spied
Foundational Books: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
So, if you remember, oh, last summer, I went through some of the books that have made me who I am today, as a writer, but also in general. (Apologies for being late AGAIN, I can’t even blame the quarantine
Library Book Sale Finds: The Pandora Directive by Aaron Conners
Sometimes you find the weirdest things, amirite, squiders? The Pandora Directive has a note that it’s a Tex Murphy novel, which meant nothing to me until, about halfway through, I happened to accidentally glance at the author bio at the
Library Book Sale Finds: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
I’ve been meaning to read this one for a long time, squiders. It’s not my first Shirley Jackson book. I’ve previously read The Haunting of Hill House, but We Have Always Lived in the Castle is perhaps her most famous
