Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Back in December, my boss asked me if I'd be interested in running an event with Deeba. When he first handed me the book, I was a bit skeptical, mostly because I still struggle to read book about grandmothers. But ultimately I said yes, and I'm so glad I did. Synopsis From the publisher marketing:Taking… Continue reading House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur
Also known as books I want to read this year that have not yet been published! For the sake of not doing another Bookish Tuesday post with no links to reviews, I'm also adding books I've already read that come out this year (some were on my favorites of 2022 as well). The End of… Continue reading Frontlist TBR for 2023
Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), Tap & Gown For years I had thought this series had gone out of print until I finally just asked our Random House rep and he confirmed that, 15 years later, this series is, in fact, still in print. It can be tricky to find,… Continue reading Secret Society Girl/Ivy League series by Diana Peterfreund
Also known as books I want to read this year that have already been published! Backlist is, essentially, anything that is already out. It's technically something more than 1 season old. Everything published from September to December is still technically frontlist (if I'm remembering correctly), but for these purposes, I'm treating it as anything pre-2023!… Continue reading Backlist TBR for 2023
A How-To Guide from the First Family of Podcasting At the old bookstore, there had been talk of launching a podcast. And after all, everyone has a podcast at this point, right? Well, that never happened, though some employees did launch their own and I wish them all the luck! Always wanting to be prepared,… Continue reading Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) by the McElroy Brothers
This past year is one that has been full of changes, both big and small, happy and sad, but through it all, I made it to 2023. Diary of a Bookseller #25 So as I've alluded to in a few posts, I work at a different bookstore now than the one that I was at… Continue reading A Year as a Bookseller
I realized each time I do an end of year wrap up, I usually fail to mention which books were my favorites of the year. Sometimes I focus too much on the ones I didn't like, particularly if the last one of the year doesn't really resonate with me. I figure this is a good… Continue reading 2022 Favorite Books Read
It's always hard to decide which book should kick off a new year of reviews, but this year Winterland seemed like an obvious choice. It came out at the end of November, I had read it on a bright sunny beach in the Bahamas in October, and I've been talking about it constantly at the… Continue reading Winterland by Rae Meadows
This year was better than the last, but still a far cry from my usual 50+ books. Here's to next year! A few fun facts from the year: I got back into YA a little bit reading four young adult titles (all fiction). I'm still reading mostly straight white women, but this year read a… Continue reading 2022 Year in Books
This month I had hoped to continue my strong reading from October but alas it was not to be. It was an incredibly busy month - my husband ran in the World's Toughest Mudder down on the Gulf and then we spent time in New Orleans, which was immediately followed by holiday prep at the… Continue reading November 2022 Wrap Up
Celebration of Books 