Lose Yourself in the World of Books
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
Shady Hollow #3 The third in the series, Mirror Lake has been my favorite of the series thus far. I don’t know if there will be more (there is a short story eBook and the review for that will be up tomorrow!), but for now, this is the third and final full book. Synopsis From… Continue reading Mirror Lake by Juneau Black
Shady Hollow #2 Every year, when on a relaxing vacation, I set myself the task of reading a book a day. In order to accomplish this, I tend to keep the books to 250 pages or less. I’d been meaning to finish the Shady Hollow series for awhile and now I had the perfect opportunity!… Continue reading Cold Clay by Juneau Black
The Rajes #1 This summer I decided that I would read one summer pick from each of my coworkers at the bookstore that I formerly worked at. This one was one of Becky’s picks and I’m always down for a Jane Austen adaptation! Synopsis From the publisher marketing:It is a truth universally acknowledged that only… Continue reading Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
Celebration of Books 