Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Laura and I have both been hopelessly obsessed with the British royal family for practically our whole lives. As such, we tend to seek out books with very royal characters in them. Below are just a few of our favorites - click the images for the reviews and the titles to add them to your… Continue reading Royalist Reverie
I'm not a big contemporary fiction reader, heck, I'm not even a big fiction reader. But when I was looking through my categories and tags for a good topic for a Bookish Tuesday post, I realized I've read more than I think I have. And as we wrap up the summer staff picks competition at… Continue reading My Favorite Modern Day Fiction Books
Every year at the bookstore we share our favorite books for the summer reading season. This year we've upped the number of recommendations per bookseller to eight and these are my recommendations! The Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown Lovely War by Julie Berry Girl Logic by Iliza… Continue reading Summer Reading Favorites
Historical fiction wound up being the genre that got me back into reading at the end of my self-isolation during this pandemic and I have a feeling it's what I'm going to want to be reading for most of the summer - to escape a different time in the past where things were, if not… Continue reading Historical Fiction Favorites
As a lover of books I am often recommending books that I absolutely love, but people have rarely heard of. Whether to customers, siblings, family, or friends, I love nothing more than sharing a great book with them! Click on the image to go to the full review! The Little Shop of Happy Ever After… Continue reading Hidden Gems
These days I've been spending much of my blogging time working on the book store blog to try to keep business going so I have a job to return to once this is all over. I had a lot of fun putting the following post together last week and when I was wracking my brain… Continue reading My Favorite Things
Last week I featured some of my favorite World War II fiction, so it's only right that I follow it up with nonfiction this week! I've also noticed that all of my favorite WWII books, both fiction and nonfiction, are the stories of women during the war. It wasn't intentional for me to formulate a… Continue reading My Favorite WWII Nonfiction
I've been a fan of World War II literature for as long as I can remember. One of my first introductions was with the Molly American Girl series, and as I got older, Moppy, my maternal grandmother, would tell my sister and I stories of growing up in Philadelphia during the war. When I was… Continue reading My Favorite WWII Fiction
Whenever I am met with times of strife, I find solace in sports. From lacing up my own hockey skates and taking a spin at my local ice rink, or locking my feet into skis for a few miles of flying down a mountain, to just going for a run, it's a mental retreat for… Continue reading Favorite Sports Books
These are some of my favorite books I've read in the cold weather of Pennsylvania's winters. While not specifically winter or cozy themed, they're a few I've enjoyed reading while curled up under blankets on the couch with a hot cup of tea or hot chocolate. Planet Funny by Ken Jennings My current Nonfiction Book… Continue reading Favorite Reads to Cozy Up With
Celebration of Books 