[Photo Credit: Francis Gardler, Lincoln Journal Star] Erin Andersen from the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper read my blog and interviewed me for an article on adult coloring books. The article ran today and here’s a link if you are interested in reading what she wrote. P.S. If you’re a fan of adult coloring books or […]
by Robert K. Massie Genre: History, Nonfiction, Biography Publisher: Random House Page Count: 320 pages Published: October 1, 1996 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Note: This book is not intended to be a full biography of the Romanov family. Rather, it focuses on their deaths and what happened to their remains and their legacy. […]
by Robert K. Massie Genre: History, Nonfiction, Biography Publisher: Random House Page Count: 320 pages Published: October 1, 1996 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Note: This book is not intended to be a full biography of the Romanov family. Rather, it focuses on their deaths and what happened to their remains and their legacy. […]
I’m almost two weeks late in posting a quarterly reading list, but it’s finally ready. Below is a list of the books I read in April, May, and June of this year. Please feel free to share your reading lists and recommendations in the comments section below! Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (full review […]
by Victoria Schwab Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery Publisher: Scholastic Press Length: 285 pages Published: August 28, 2018 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 2.5 or 3 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Cassidy Blake’s parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see […]
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 Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers“Hey Duncan, It’s me, Red Crayon. We need to talk.” It would be really difficult not to love this picture book narrated from the perspective of some of kids’ favorite tools–crayons. Each crayon writes a letter to their owner, Duncan, with humorous individual requests […]
by Agatha Christie “Women could be beautiful, but Hercule Poirot was not at all sure that he liked beauty in men. He would not have liked to be a beautiful young man himself, not that there had ever been the least chance of that. There was only one thing about his own appearance which really […]
by Agatha Christie “Ah, non, non, not Sherlock Holmes! It is the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that I salute. These tales of Sherlock Holmes are in reality farfetched, full of fallacies and most artificially contrived. But the art of writing—ah, that is entirely different. The pleasure of the language, the creation above all of […]
by Agatha Christie “Ah, non, non, not Sherlock Holmes! It is the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that I salute. These tales of Sherlock Holmes are in reality farfetched, full of fallacies and most artificially contrived. But the art of writing—ah, that is entirely different. The pleasure of the language, the creation above all of […]
by Shirley Jackson Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History, Paranormal, Middle Grade Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Length: 160 pages Published: First published in 1956, reprinted 1987 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in […]
by Kiersten White Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Horror, Retelling Publisher: Delacorte Press Length: 304 pages Published: September 25, 2018 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Elizabeth Lavenza hasn’t had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her […]
by Catherine Reef Genres: Young Adult, Biography, Nonfiction, British History Publisher: Clarion Books Length: 256 pages Published: November 7, 2017 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Catherine Reef brings history vividly to life in this sumptuously illustrated account of a confident, strong-minded, and influential […]
Jactionary: Book Review: The Hollow by Agatha Christie
by Agatha Christie Genres: Crime, Mystery Publisher: William Morrow Length: 299 pages Published: August 30, 2011 (Originally published in 1946) Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “Lady Angkatell, intrigued by the criminal mind, has invited Hercule Poirot to her estate for a weekend house […]