I know there is a division among avid readers between those that will only read a book once and those who re-read their favorites many times over. It’s no secret that I fall into the re-reader group, but I have a question for my fellow bookworms in both camps: Do you ever choose to read or re-read a book based on the timeline of the story matching up with real-time? Continue reading “Real-Time Reads: A Discovery of Witches, Harry Potter, and Little Women”
I’ve recently been given an excuse to update my wardrobe and I’ve decided to give it a particularly bookish spin (think modern-vintage-geeky-librarian-chic). Not surprisingly I’ve found a plethora of wonderful items and thought I’d share them with you. Continue reading “Gifts for the Bookish: Wear Your Favorite Book”
This week’s Ten Questions features an author who you may remember from Jess and Melinda’s fangirl squeeing, Sonali Dev, the author of a soon-to-be trio of women’s fiction novels with a distinctly Bollywood twist. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Sonali Dev”
If you’ve read Alyson Richman’s novels before, you won’t be disappointed with The Velvet Hours. If you’re a first time reader, get ready to add a pile of books to your to-read shelf.
Continue reading “Book Review: The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman”
It’s no secret that I have a tiny obsession with Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series and all things related to it. What may be less well known is that I also collect cookbooks of all kinds, so when Outlander Kitchen was announced I knew I just had to add it to my library. Continue reading “Book Review: Outlander Kitchen by Theresa Carle-Sanders”
As schools start up across the country it’s a great time to indulge the book nerd in all of us. Do you need a new planner or calendar? Some bookish stationary? How about some fun book related accessories? Whatever’s on your shopping list, you’re going to love what we’ve found for you this time. Continue reading “Gifts for the Bookish: Back to School Edition”
I’ve been in a bit of a book slump so I had no idea what I was going to write about for this week’s blog post, but then I woke up this morning to an email from Audible highlighting As You Wish by Cary Elwes as today’s Daily Deal and my decision was made. Continue reading “Book Review: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes”
We hope you’ve enjoyed our month of giveaways. Ten Questions returns next week, but before we officially declare things complete, we have a few more surprises for you!
Continue reading “July Giveaways Week Four: More Goodies and a Signed Copy of A Game of Thrones”
You might ask yourself why on earth is this chick reviewing a book that came out years ago? That she read years ago. That we’ve all read. And that we might have a very strong love hate relationship with. The answer is simple Continue reading “Book Review: The Name of the Wind & The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss”
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