An alphabetical list of books reviewed or mentioned on this blog:
(to find a complete list of books I’ve read and reviewed visit me on Goodreads.)
(scroll to the end to find posts with multiple books listed)
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A Better Man by Louise Penny
A Brighter Flame by Christine Nolfi
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice by Rebecca Connolly
A Dress of Violet Taffeta by Tessa Arlen
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
A Heart For the Homeless by Annie M. Ballard
A Hundred Crickets Singing by Cathy Gohlke
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A Place Like Home: Short Story Collection by Rosamunde Pilcher
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
A Summer Wedding For the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett
A Vicarage Christmas by Kate Hewitt (series overview here)
A Way Out: A Memoir of Conquering Depression and Social Anxiety by Michelle Balge
A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman
Alice Network, The by Kate Quinn
All I Want For Christmas is the Girl Next Door by Chelsea Bobulski
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Amish Newcomer, The by Patrice Lewis
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
An Autumn Kiss (3 novellas) by Laura Rollins, Annette Lyon, and Lisa H. Catmull
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
And They Called it Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thorton
Answer Is…Reflections On My Life, The by Alex Trebek
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Arborview by Karen Guzman
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Art of Gathering, The by Priya Parker
As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Atomic Habits by James Clear
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Ballynoon Friendship Circle, The by Pauline Morgan
Beantown Girls, The by Jane Healey
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Beautiful Strangers, The by Camille Di Miao
Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Beekeeper of Aleppo, The by Christy Lefteri
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Belle of Belgrave Square, The by Mimi Matthews
Beth & Amy by Virginia Kantra
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Boat People, The by Sharon Bala
Bodyguard, The by Katherine Center
Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book of CarolSue, The by Lynne Hugo
Book of Lost Friends, The by Lisa Wingate
Book of Lost Names, The by Kristin Harmel
Bookseller’s Promise, The by Beth Wiseman
Bookseller’s Secret, The (excerpt) by Michelle Gabel
Book Thief, The by Markus Zusak (scroll down page)
Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, The by Kim Michele Richardson
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett, The by Annie Lyons
Brood by Jackie Polzin
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
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Cactus, The by Sarah Haywood
Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, The by Anissa Gray
Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge
Chanel Sisters, The by Judithe Little
Chasing Dreams at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
Cheerfully Yours by A.J. Pearce
Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, The by Jennifer Ryan
Choice, The by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop by Kiley Dunbar
Christmas Castle in Scotland, The by Julie Caplin
Christmas in Briarwood by MK McClintock
Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
Clockmaker’s Daughter, The by Kate Morton
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Codebreaker’s Secret, The by Sara Ackerman
Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Colors of All the Cattle, The by Alexander McCall Smith
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate (scroll down page)
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae, The by Stephanie Butland
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Dakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen Norris
Daughters of War by Dinah Jefferies
Day the World Came to Town, The by Jim Defede
Deal of a Lifetime, The by Fredrik Backman
Dearly Beloved, The by Cara Wall
Dear Mrs. Bird by A J Pearce
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Downstairs Girl, The by Stacey Lee
Dream Daughter, The by Diane Chamberlain
Dreamers, The by Karen Thompson Walker
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
Dry, The by Jane Harper
Dutch House, The by Ann Patchett
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Eden by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg
Educated by Tara Westover
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (and rereading books)
Enchanted April, The by Elizabeth von Arnim
Ensemble, The by Aja Gabel
Ever Rest by Roz Morris
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Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao
Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
Finding Chika by Mitch Albom
Finding Wonders by Jeannine Atkins (scroll down page)
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Forest of Vanishing Stars, The by Kristin Harmel
Forgotten Cottage, The by Courtney Ellis
Fountains of Silence, The by Ruta Sepetys
From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon
Funny Thing About Norman Foreman, The by Julietta Henderson
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German Wife, The by Kelly Rimmer
Ghost by Jason Reynolds (and my fav MG recs)
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Gilded Years, The by Karin Tanabe
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Girl From Guernica, The by Karen Robards
Girl From the Channel Islands, The by Jenny Lecoat
Girl in White Gloves, The by Kerri Maher
Girl With Seven Names, The by Hyeonseo Lee
Girl With the Louding Voice, The by Abi Daré
Glass Castle, The by Jeannette Walls (review of book and film)
Glass Houses (& Inspector Gamache Series) by Louise Penny
Glory Over Everything: Beyond the Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Glory Road by Lauren K. Denton
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby
Golden Girls’ Getaway, The by Judy Leigh
Good Sister, The by Sally Hepworth
Gown, The by Jennifer Robson
Great Alone, The by Kristen Hannah
Great Escape From Woodlands Nursing Home, The by Joanna Nell
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
Hard Cider by Barbara Stark-Nemon
Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
Haven Point by Virginia Hume
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (scroll down page)
Honeybee Emeralds, The by Amy Tector
House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg
House of Unexpected Sisters, The (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #18) by Alexander McCall Smith
House Swap, The by Jo Lovett
How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais
Huntress, The by Kate Quinn
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I Guess Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist
If the Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss (scroll down page)
If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys (and a few favorite YA titles)
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro
In Pieces by Sally Field
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (scroll down page)
In the Shadow of a Queen by Heather B. Moore
Invention of Wings, The by Sue Monk Kidd
Invisible Husband of Frick Island, The, by Colleen Oakley
Invisible Woman, The by Erika Robuck
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist
Island of Sea Women, The by Lisa See
Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
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Jane Austen Society, The by Natalie Jenner
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
Kitchen Front, The by Jennifer Ryan
Kitchen House, The Kathleen Grissom (scroll down page)
Kit McBride Gets a Wife by Amy Barry
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Ladies of the House by Lauren Edmondson
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
Last Bookshop in London, The by Madeline Martin
Last Chance Library, The by Freya Sampson
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
Last Dress From Paris, The by Jade Beer
Last Grand Duchess, The by Bryn Turnbull
Last List of Miss Judith Kratt, The by Andrea Bobotis
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Last Train to Key West, The by Chanel Cleeton
Last Train to London, The by Meg Waite Clayton
Last Year of the War, The by Susan Meissner
Late Bloomers’ Club, The by Louise Miller (scroll down the page)
Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Learning to See by Elise Hooper
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
Lemons by Melissa Savage
Librarian of Auschwitz, The by Antonio Iturbe
Librarian Spy, The by Madeline Martin
Library of Lost and Found, The by Phaedra Patrick
Lieutenant’s Nurse, The by Sara Ackerman
Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter, The by Hazel Gaynor
Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Lost For Words Bookshop, The by Stephanie Butland
Lost, Found, & Forever by Victoria Schade
Lost and Found Bookshop, The by Susan Wiggs
Lost Girls of Paris, The by Pam Jenoff
Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
Lost Ticket, The by Freya Sampson
Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DeCamillo (scroll down page)
Love and Lavender by Josi S. Kilpack
Love Is A Revolution by Renée Watson
Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The by Rachel Joyce
Lovely War by Julie Berry
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
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Madness of Crowds, The by Louise Penney
Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, The by Mitch Albom
Many Sparrows by Lori Benton (guest reviewer)
Map of Salt and Stars, The by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Medallion, The by Cathy Gohlke
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra
Messy Lives of Book People, The by Phaedra Patrick
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
Miss Cecily’s Recipes For Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman
Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett
Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba, The by Chanel Cleeton
Mountains Sing, The by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Mrs. England by Stacey Halls
Music Shop, The by Rachel Joyce
My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
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Nature of Fragile Things, The by Susan Meissner
Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story by Jewel
New Arrivals at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Night of Many Endings, The by Melissa Payne
No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series by Alexander McCall Smith
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
O
Of Literature and Lattees by Katherine Reay
One-in-a-Million Boy, The by Monica Wood
Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert
Only Plane in the Sky, The by Garrett M. Graff
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Open by Andre Agassi
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Orphan’s Tale, The by Pam Jenoff
Other Alcott, The by Elise Hooper
Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga
Our Italian Summer by Jennifer Probst
Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (scroll down page)
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
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Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott
Paris Library, The by Janet Skeslien Charles
Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman
Pearl That Broke Its Shell, The by Nadia Hashimi
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
Personal Librarian, The by Marie Benedict and Victoria Murray
Portraitist, The by Susanne Dunlap
Postmistress of Paris, The by Meg Waite Clayton
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
Printed Letter Bookshop, The by Katherine Reay
Project Hail Mary (audio) by Andy Weir
Promises to Keep by Nan Rossiter
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
R
Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman
Rash: A Memoir by Lisa Kusel
Reading List, The by Sara Nisha Adams (and other books about books)
Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sarah Ackerman
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
Ribbons of Scarlet by Kate Quinn et al.
Ride of a Lifetime, The by Robert Iger
River, The by Peter Heller
Room on Rue Amelie, The by Kristin Harmel (scroll down page)
Rose Code, The by Kate Quinn
Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach
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Salt Path, The by Raynor Winn
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Scent Keeper, The by Erica Bauermeister
Sea Wife by Amity Gaige
Searching For Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
Secret Daughter, The by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Secret of Clouds, The by Alyson Richman
She Come By It Natural by Sarah Smarsh
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
Sisters of Night and Fog by Erika Robuck
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Snowflakes Over the Starfish Cafe by Jessica Redland
Social Graces, The by Renée Rosen
Sold on a Monday by Kristina Mcmorris
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webb
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
Spring Tides at the Starfish Cafe by Jessica Redland
Stationery Shop, The by Marjan Kamali
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper (scroll down page)
Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, The by Gabrielle Zevin
Story of Arthur Truluv, The by Elizabeth Berg
Stranger in the Lifeboat, The by Mitch Albom
Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs
Summer House, The by Lauren K Denton
Sunflower Sisters, The by Martha Hall Kelly
Sunset On Moonlight Beach by Sheila Roberts
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan
Survivors, The by Jane Harper
Switch, The by Beth O’Leary
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Talk Bookish To Me by Kate Bromley
Tattooist of Auschwitz, The by Heather Morris
Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, The by Lisa See
That Summer in Berlin by Lecia Cornwall
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman
Things We Cannot Say, The by Kelly Rimmer
This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
This Won’t End Well by Camille Pagán
Thread Collectors, The by Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman
Three Words For Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
Thursday Murder Club, The by Richard Osman
Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (scroll down page)
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
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Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe
Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters, The by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The by Rachel Joyce
Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady, The by Sharon J. Mondragón
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
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Vanished Bride, The by Bella Ellis
Vanishing Half, The by Brit Bennett
Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
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Wait For It by Jenn McKinlay
Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Warmth of Other Suns, The by Isabel Wilkerson (scroll down page)
Warsaw Orphan, The by Kelly Rimmer
Wartime Sisters, The by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Water Dancer, The by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Way of Beauty, The by Camille Di Maio
Wedding Dress Sewing Circle, The by Jennifer Ryan
Wedding Veil, The by Kristy Woodson
We Hope For Better Things by Erin Bartels
We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, Susan Meissner
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon
White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey (scroll down page)
Widows of Malabar Hill, The by Sujata Massey
Windsor Knot, The by S.J. Bennett
Winemaker’s Wife, The by Kristin Harmel
Winter Orphans, The by Kristin Beck
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Woman 99 by Greer Mcallister
Woman They Could Not Silence, The by Kate Moore
Woman With the Blue Star, The by Pam Jenoff
Women of Chateau Lafayette, The by Stephanie Dray
Women of the Copper Country, The by Mary Doria Russell
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Y
You Have a Match by Emma Lord
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (scroll to 2nd review on page)
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Posts With Book Lists
TTT 10 Women’s Fiction Books to Read on Vacation
September 2022 Reading Wrap Up
TTT: 10 Zany, Dynamic, Memorable, Eccentric, or One-Of-A-Kind Characters
Summer’s One #MustReadBook 2022
6 Favorite Historical Fiction in 6 Months
Recommendations For Historical Fiction With a Side of Thriller
TTT: 10 Memorable Bookish Characters
One Word Reviews of Five Star Reads
Book About Sisters (National Siblings Day)
10 Women Authors and Their Debuts
Ghost Review and My Favorite Middle Grade Recs
TTT 10 Women Authors and Their Debuts
TTT: 10 Favorite Dynamic Duos in Literature
TTT 10 Books Too Good to Review Properly
10 Favorite Books With Character Names in the Title
Top 5 Books That Changed My Reading Life
Top 5 Most Anticipated Reads of Q1 2022
#6Degrees of Separation: From Rules of Civility to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
TTT: Most Memorable Reads of 2021
Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 New-To-Me Authors
Book Ideas For Gift Giving 2021
#6Degrees of Separation: From Ethan Frome to The Deal of a Lifetime
New Titles For My Nonfiction TBR 2021
Novellas in November 2021 (wrap up)
Dear Author, An Update On These Characters Please
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction
TTT: If you Like That, Read This
Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairings
September 2021 Reading Wrap Up
TTT: Ten Books that Live Up To Their Hype
Top 5 Stand Alone Books of Summer 2021
TTT: 10 Books That Put a Smile On Your Face
TTT: 10 Books I Wish I Could Read Again For the First Time
Summer’s ONE “Must-Read” Book 2021
6 Favorite Historical Fiction in 6 Months
TTT: More Books Like These Please!
TTT: 10 Books Set In Or Near New York City
National Independent Bookstore Day
5 Favorite Histfic Recs for Mothers
In support of Stand Up For AAPI
10 Awesome and Diverse Reads for Middle Grade Readers
Black History Month: 10 Reading Ideas
Gift Ideas: Everyone Gets a Book (2020)
Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairings 2020
Favorite Memoirs and Biographies
New Titles For My Nonfiction TBR
TTT: Thankful for Family Themes in Literature
Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairings 2020
TTT: 10 Mildly Suspenseful Books
10 Popular Books With Mature Characters
September 2020 Reading Wrap Up
TTT: 10 Books on my Fall 2020 TBR
Books With Grandparents as Important Characters
TTT: Books For My Younger Middle-Grade Self
TTT: 10 Books That Make Me Smile
Find Your ONE “Must Read” Book of the Summer 2020
Highly Rated and Favorite WW1 and WW11 Reads
Nonfiction/Fiction Books: Racial Injustice
Books That Feature Librarians or Libraries
Seven Favorite MG and YA Free Verse Titles
Book Titles For Teacher Appreciation Week
Ten Books Your Mom Might Enjoy
Lighter Reads During Stressful Times
10 Inspirational Reads for Middle-Grade March
Top Ten Favorite Books About Books
10 Inspirational Reads For Women’s History Month 2020
TTT: Last Ten Books That Gave Me a Book Hangover
Celebrate Friendship on Galentine’s Day
Book Gifts for a Galentine or Valentine
Black History Month: 10 Memorable Reads
10 Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Decade
Gift Ideas For Giving: Everyone Gets a Book
TTT: 10 Reasons I’m Thankful For a Favorite Author (Fredrik Backman)
Nonfiction November and Racial Injustice
Nonfiction November: Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairings
My Year in Nonnfiction #nonficnov 2019
TTT: 10 Irresistible Book Titles
TTT: 10 Traits That Help Me Fall in Love With Characters
September 2019 Reading Wrap Up
Seven Best Reads of Summer 2019
TTT: My Favorite Literary Tropes
TTT: Books Characters That I’d Like as Best Friends
TTT: Favorite Literary Friendships
Best of Year So Far (June 2019)
10 Favorite Historical Fiction Reads
10 Years of Favorite Historical Fiction Reads
Book Recommendations for Book Club
10 Inspirational Reads For Women’s History Month
Book Gifts for a Galentine/Valentine
10 Reading Ideas For Black History Month
Most Memorable Reads of 2018 (Best of 2018)
2018 Reading Stats & 2019 Goals
Top Ten Tuesday: Thankful For Ten Contemporary Authors
Top Ten Favorite Books So Far in 2018
Music and Reading: 4 Recommendations
Ten Books To Read By the Pool, Lake, Or Ocean This Summer
Summer Reading For Children (focus on MG diverse reads)
Author Spotlight (review of an author event)
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Highly Rated WW1 and WW11 Reads
Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Take Place in Another Country
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books That Surprised Me (in a good or bad way)
Romantic Reads For My Galentines
African-American History Month Recommended Reading
Top Ten Tuesday: New to Me Authors in 2017
Most Memorable, Inspiring, and Unforgettable Characters in 2017
2017 Really Recommendable Reads (best of 2017)
2018 TBR (looking ahead)
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Want My Grandchildren to Read
Favorite Reads: January-June 2017