by Jane Dunn Genres: Biography, British History, Tudor Period, Nonfiction Publisher: Vintage Length: 480 pages Published: January 25, 2005 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Note: I listened to the audiobook of Elizabeth and Mary during a season where I could not get enough Tudor history. If you have more Tudor nonfiction recommendations, send them […]
by Jimmy Fallon illustrated by Miguel Ordonez “Dada!” “Hee-haw” Just in time for Father’s Day, Tonight Show Host Jimmy Fallon released his picture book Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada. A picture book designed for the earliest of readers and the newest of dads this year, Fallon’s story is about fathers far and […]
Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters by Oliver Jeffers “If words make up stories, and letters make up words, then stories are made of letters. In this menagerie we have stories, made of words, made for all the letters.” In Once Upon an Alphabet Oliver Jeffers, beloved illustrator of The Day the […]
I’ve been scoping out upcoming book releases and compiled a list of the ones I’m most looking forward to checking out. All of these books are available for pre-order or if you would like, you can reserve a copy at your local library (I’ve ordered them by release date). What Pet Should I Get? by […]
Australian cover (the version I received) by Antonia Hayes Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Gallery Books Length: 368 pages Published: May 3, 2016 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Thank you to Gallery Books and Goodreads for sending me a copy of Relativity by Antonia Hayes! Official Book Summary: “Twelve-year-old Ethan Forsythe, an exceptionally […]
by Jennifer Brody Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Fantasy Publisher: Turner Publishing Length: 404 pages Published: April 19, 2016 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Thank you to Turner Publishing and Jennifer Brody for sending me an autographed copy of The 13th Continuum! This book is the first installment in The Continuum Trilogy. […]
by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Éric Puybaret “Bubbles rising through the silence of the sea, silvery beads of breath from a man deep, deep down in a strange and shimmering ocean land of swaying plants and fantastic creatures, a manfish swimming, diving into the unknown, exploring underwater worlds no one had ever seen and no one […]
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by Elizabeth Strout “There was a time, and it was many years ago now, when I had to stay in a hospital for almost nine weeks. This was in New York City, and at night a view of the Chrysler Building, with its geometric brilliance of lights, was directly visible from my bed. During the […]
Today is Shakespeare’s 400th, a day marking four hundred years since the Bard’s death. Fans celebrate and mark this day since his exact birth date is in question. (If you’re a Harry Potter fan, celebrating the day of his death reminds me of Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party.) As do so many, I adore Shakespeare’s […]
Oprah just announced her annual list of favorite things. You can check out the entire list by clicking here. I was happy to see some books and book-ish items being recommended, so of course those immediately rose to the top of the list. While most are entirely out of my price range (yowza), it’s a […]
Four years ago, many of my beloved university cohorts and I debated lists of the most attractive men in American and British literature. The conversations were intense and being the intelligent, humble ladies we are we, of course, thought our lists were far superior. Last week, we picked up the conversation again, this time debating […]
The American Library Association recently announced their annual youth media awards (for authors, illustrators, and audiobooks). This includes the highly anticipated announcements of the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Awards, among many others. I enjoy looking over these lists each year and seeing which books I’ve read and which ones I need to add […]
Jactionary: Read in 2016: Picture Books
Last year I read 175 books, approximately 50,000 pages! Though many of the titles I read will be featured in more in-depth upcoming book reviews, I thought I’d break-down the list of everything I read this year in a series of posts over the course of January. Today’s post will highlight all 30 of the […]