The greatest thing about books: words! All the best words. It’s kind of hard to have one without the other. That’s just sort of how it works. Or so I’m told. The best books stay with you long after you’ve finished them and have been rudely ejected from their world and callously dumped back into […]
We all know that books are magic. Sometimes it’s for good, and sometimes it’s for evil. And sometimes just because it’s fun. Which makes writers their hunch-backed, coffee-addicted, addle-brained assistants who are forced to stay up all night digging up dead bodies. Again. … wait. I think I mixed up those metaphors. But you know […]
It’s time again to ask ourselves the three W’s:What constitutes too much coffee in a day?Who says I can’t have just one more cup?Why is all the coffee gone? Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? WWW […]
The most memorable characters for me are the outrageous ones. You know who they are: the characters who are so ridiculous or so out there or so extra that they force you to love them. They’re so over the top, and I love every single minute of it. I don’t always like these characters, but […]
Wow, look at us, getting all controversial now, aren’t we? Though, for the life of me, I don’t see how this is still a conversation we’re having in 2019. In 100 years, after both coasts of the United States are under water and California is probably floating off in the ocean somewhere and we have […]
I’m convinced that my TBR is growing its own consciousness and will eventually take over the world. Sorry? Or maybe you’re welcome. Who knows, my TBR might be a really effective ruler and provide free books to everyone. My Goodreads TBR shelf is 336 titles, and that’s not including the books I have on my […]
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of YA since the day I accidentally stumbled on it as a wee, innocent (*ish) child. *I’d say I was innocent, but my mother begs to differ, so I’ve split the difference. See? I’m not completely unreasonable. I thought I knew the Young Adult genre pretty well, […]
We spend so much time talking about books (which is great, don’t get me wrong, because books are life), but sometimes we neglect the people behind the books. No, I don’t mean the cashier checking out your latest haul, despite the fact that we all know what your TBR looks like. I mean the author. You know, that little humanoid-looking […]
It’s happened to all of us: you pick up a book with the best of intentions, but for whatever reason, it’s just not working out. You’ve struck out at the game of book dating, and you’ve got to figure out how to let the book down easy. It’s not them; it’s you. Breaking up is hard, especially […]
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that if you’re here, you like books to some extent. I mean, you may not exactly be a book dragon, atop your hoard of manuscripts, but clearly, you’ve got some vested interest somewhere. Fear not, though! There are others like you! Well, maybe not quite like […]