Happy book review day! Yes, I'm back. I know my book reviews have fallen by the wayside, and I know I always seem to have some excuse,...

Happy book review day! Ah, the first book review of March. March, which I know should mean spring is coming but since I live in Alberta...

Happy book review day! I know I’ve missed a couple book review days. I’ve had some non-writing stuff going on, which has taken up all my...

2019 is turning into the year of odd reads. This past week, I was working on organizing my library. It was a massive job, and I think a...

Something kind of odd and different for this week's book review. At my husband's annual Christmas gift exchange, he ended up with a...

One of my reading goals this year is to read some more science fiction and/or dystopian books. Six, to be exact. I also want to read 12...

Happy book review day! This past weekend I read A Man Called Ove. I laughed some. I shed a tear or twenty. I definitely recommend it. But...

I always put a lot of thought into my first read of the year. This Christmas season a few wonderful friends and I had a little book...

As December (and 2018) marches forward, it feels like a lot of craziness leading up to the end of the year and the holiday season. But I...

Happy Thursday, happy book review day, and Merry (almost!) Christmas! I've decided for today and next week's book review, to focus on...

Well this is exciting. As of right now the end is in sight for completion of my second novel! I'm, like, crazy excited for it. It isn't...

I've talked about Stephen King before. Specifically, how it took me a ridiculously long time to read anything by him, because I always...

Happy November, blog! November is the one-year anniversary of my first novel, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase. I can't believe it's been...

I talk to my students a lot about the difference between liking something for enjoyment and appreciating something for its beauty or...

Last week I talked about how I focused my recent reading on books about Italy, in response to my withdrawal from such an amazing place. I...

My trip to Italy in August was amazing. I absolutely loved it. As part of my trip, I wanted to read a lot of Italy-based books before we...

Happy Book Review Day! Typically I keep this blog pretty family friendly. I don't really watch my language, but I typically don't swear a...

Happy Thursday! This means it's book review day! Last week I went on a bit of a road trip to visit my family. It's approximately a...

In 1992, a young man wandered into the Alaskan wilderness to live for four months off the land. He'd dared such adventures before, but...

Happy Thursday! One day closer to the weekend, and also book review day! Yes, an actual-to-goodness book review on actual-to-goodness...