Lose Yourself in the World of Books
Each year for Christmas, my boss at the bookstore lets each of us pick out a book for our Christmas present. It is SO hard to narrow it down to just one, but this year, The War Bride's Scrapbook screamed my name. Synopsis Lila Jerome has never been very lucky in love. She has always been… Continue reading The War Bride’s Scrapbook by Caroline Preston
The Crown: The Official Companion #1 After Downton Abbey ended, I began a search for a new favorite historical British show, and, lucky me, The Crown came along! When I found out that the Queen's biographer was writing a companion nonfiction account, I knew I had to treat myself to it! Synopsis Elizabeth Mountbatten never expected her father to… Continue reading The Crown Official Companion Volume 1 by Robert Lacey
Essays and Stories Last Christmas, I asked my coworkers for a book recommendation for my sister and I for the holidays. Jennifer suggested David Sedaris, and while I didn't get around to reading it last year, I did this year, and, well, you'll see... Synopsis David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six… Continue reading Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
(But Neither is Anyone Else) There are some advance reader copies (ARCs) that, when sitting in a pile of hundreds of other ARCs on our staff lunch table at work, just call out to me. There are fewer that actually make it to my desk, fewer still that make it home with me, and fewer… Continue reading You’re Not That Great by Elan Gale
Unlock Your Imagination I know it seems weird to include a coloring book on this site - you may ask, how does one read a coloring book? I’ve been following Kristina Webb on Instagram for awhile now - she is a beautiful artist and her coloring book is not just inspiring, but contains a biography… Continue reading Color Me Creative by Kristina Webb
Essays and Stories Fantasy author Brian Staveley once told me he was haunted by the yellow coat on the cover of The Opposite of Loneliness, and for good reason - he was one of Marina Keegan's high school teachers. He knew her before the rest of the world knew her. The Opposite of Loneliness would never had been… Continue reading The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan
The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter Ever since I was introduced to Kick Kennedy as a character in the Montmaray Journals (review to come!), I have been fascinated by her life and her experiences as an American in England during the Second World War. When the ARC for this biography arrived at… Continue reading Kick Kennedy by Barbara Leaming
Mapping the Modern World I love when books come into the bookstore and just surprise me. I had seen maps from this collection in a Buzzfeed article, but had no idea that they were being compiled into a book. This review is short, solely because words really don't do the book justice, it really deserves… Continue reading Vargic’s Miscellany of Curious Maps by Martin Vargic
A Graphic Memoir Back in 2015, one of my coworkers went to a book conference and brought me back a signed copy of Honor Girl. At first, I didn't really realized why she picked this particular book for me, until I started reading it. I love it. Synopsis Maggie is fifteen and has spent basically every… Continue reading Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Persepolis had been on my TBR list for a very long time, probably since I first saw the trailer for the film adaptation (which I still haven't seen) at an art theater in the town I grew up in. When Emma Watson, one of my personal heroes, decided to make it a selection for her Goodreads'… Continue reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Celebration of Books 