Lose Yourself in the World of 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
I'm not a huge scary/horror book reader, but there are a few books that have given me pause and nightmares in my sleep. From actual horror to real life horror, here are just a few that came to mind for this Halloween week. We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix One of the few actual… Continue reading Books That Scared Me
I've come to discover a favorite sub-genre emerging: women going out into the world and being real life badasses. What follows are a few of my favorites! Current Favorites It's What I Do by Lynsey Addario It was Lynsey's memoir that first introduced me to the sub-genre of ordinary women doing extraordinary things, primarily in… Continue reading Real Life Female Superheroes
In Sunday's review of Mythos, I mentioned I was struggling with writing reviews lately. I don't know what's been going on with me - maybe it's the fact that I've been reading parts of so many books and haven't finished as many as I'd like, or that the independent bookstore I work at has been… Continue reading Favorite Graphic Novels
Over the last few weeks I mentioned that I have a personal “YA Fab Five” and that I really don’t read much other YA, disputed reading a great deal of it up until the last few years. I still like the general but have been finding the writing quality to have fallen off recently as… Continue reading YA Fab Five
Earlier this month I celebrated my 30th birthday in the Bahamas! And as I look back on the last decade of my reading life, I realized my tastes and interests changed drastically over the last ten years. What follows are just a few of my favorite books from that decade and are not in any… Continue reading Best Books of My 20s
There are few feelings as special as getting yourself lost in the world of a book. Below are just a few of my favorites! The Lost Queen by Signe Pike Strathclyde: I first traveled to Scotland in June of 2018 and took a lengthy road trip through the country in January 2019 and am now… Continue reading Favorite Book Settings
I've had a good reading year so far, better than previous years - I've only hated 3 books so far! But below are my favorites thus far - not necessarily published in 2019 but read in 2019. And surprisingly, only 1 work of nonfiction and 3 fiction. Range by David Epstein An enjoyable psychology/sociology minded… Continue reading Favorite Reads of 2019 So Far
I love visiting all sorts of bookstores and below are just a few that I've visited since the start of the year. Strand Book Store Each and every time I visit New York, I make a point to stop by the Strand Book Store. A New York City institution, it is one of the largest… Continue reading 5 Recent Book Stores Visited
One of my favorite parts about working at a book store is recommending books. One of the most rewarding parts, is when people tell me how much they love said books and then we get to fangirl/boy over them together! Below are some that I've picked for those two biggest reading seasons, summer and the… Continue reading Summer Reading Recommendations!
Celebration of Books 