April Is For Poetry Lovers
National Poetry Month in April is special to me. It is an entire month dedicated to celebrating the importance of poetry. Poets can offer joy and wisdom through their poems, as well as bringing awareness to worldly issues.
Never Too Old for Fantasy
While you should never feel you are too old for any book, I have a few suggestions for some sophisticated fantasy titles to add to your reading list.
Up Lit reads
Are you looking for something new to read but the fear of reading something without hope of a happy ending is just too much right now? Try Up Lit – realistic, feel-good fiction that encompasses many genres, not just romance or inspirational fiction. Everything in the story is not saccharine sweet, and the characters do […]
Dystopian books for adults
Teen dystopian books and series such as The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner, with their attendant popularity and movie deals, have become all the rage among readers and viewers who favor tales that are “relating to or denoting an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian […]
8 Humorous Books
When you need to escape with a few laughs, try one of these eight humorous novels. American Housewife by Helen Ellis – A collection of stories featuring conventional, if ruthless, housewives features a rigged reality television show, a unique book club initiation ritual, and the fitting room of a legendary lingerie shop. Avenue of Mysteries […]
8+ Unread (Must Read!) Classics
This blog is a librarian confessional; a shameful list of as-yet-undiscovered worlds. Perusing my Goodreads To-Read bookshelf, I see 50+ unread books, consisting of both fiction and nonfiction. I have narrowed this imposing list down to 8-ish for this post based on the following criteria: the book must be more than ten years old, considered a […]
7 Humorous Fiction Audiobooks
Get ready for your next road trip with a humorous audio book! The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion – The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they’re about to face a new challenge because–surprise–Rosie is pregnant. Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming […]
