We can’t judge a book by its cover, but who said we couldn’t judge a book by its title?! The best book titles are ones that grab your attention and make you take notice. There are so many ways this can be done. It doesn’t even require long titles, either. Sometimes one-word titles are just […]
I think it’s no secret by now that I love reading. I mean, this is my book blog, after all. And chances are you’re here because you enjoy reading, too. So maybe this post is a little bit preaching to the choir. The thing is, though, that working as a librarian, I run into a […]
Hold on to your TBRs, bookwyrms, because there’s going to be a bit of rough sailing ahead. It’s that time again! By which I mean, of course, that we’re going to look at some fabulous upcoming releases in Fall 2021 that I absolutely cannot wait to read. I’m obviously not responsible for any overwhelm of […]
The sad truth is that even though I have overflowing bookshelves in my home library (because yes, it’s bad enough at this point to be called that), there are still more books I want to get my hands on. I’m 99.3485% sure this will forever and always be the case. That last remaining just under […]
This month is Pride Month, which I figure means I should do at least one listicle post about all the wonderful LGBTQ+ books I’ve read (and some still on my TBR). Because phew, there are a lot of great LGBTQ+ books that deserve some love. One of my bookish goals last year was to read […]
I’m not entirely sure how it’s summer already, but you know what? I’m willing to roll with these unexpected developments. If you had asked me months ago how I’d be spending my summer, I would’ve said reading aaaall the books to make up for my lack of doing so during grad school in the spring […]
I’m not sure at what point a bookwyrm needs to officially admit to having a problem, buuuut . . . I have 678 books on my to-read shelf and I don’t even remember adding them all. Is that a bad sign? Should I be concerned? I recently was scrolling through my Goodreads TBR to help […]
One side effect of reading a lot of fantasy (and comedy) is that I sometimes stumble upon quotes that really make me stop and think about what I thought I knew about life. Usually they’re funny … or in my case they are, at least. Sometimes they’re just introspective. Always, though, they smack you over […]
In case you haven’t noticed, fantasy is kind of my thing. Fantasy and I go together like peanut butter and cheese. Like bacon and maple syrup. Like … necromancy and a graveyard! I mean, sure, you can technically do necromancy anywhere, but it’s never quite as effect as when you’re standing in a graveyard. Unless […]
If you’re someone who has a child—or who works with children … or occasionally kidnaps someone else’s child—no doubt you’ve felt the bitter frustration of attempting to get a non-reader to read. Listen, I’ve done a lot of harrowing things in my life. Well … some. I’ve done some harrowing things in my life. Nothing […]