Whew! Definitely a front-loaded month—several books I was almost finished with at the end of March that bled over a couple of days in April. And a trip. That always boosts my reading because I have a hard time writing on a …
My Novelette’s New Cover
Many of you have downloaded and read my novelette, The Work of His Hands. When I wrote it and was ready to give it to you, I didn’t want to pay a cover designer. I tried to do it myself with a combo of AI and Canva. The …
Reviews or Ratings?
We have so many ways these days to find and assess which books make it into our hands and in front of our eyes and minds. In the days of yore (i.e. my teen and twenties—and even into my thirties!), I had nothing but a book …
March Reads
It’s been an odd reading month in terms of time to read, but a good one in terms of books read! I started this month with tons of reading time, and thought I’d have time to read while sitting at the hospital. That …
Our 2nd Annual Burns Night Supper
It was already going to be a little less traditional Burns Night this year, given that we were doing it a day early—January 24—so that it would be a Saturday night and not a Sunday night festivity. We had the Scottish …
February Reads
A slower reading month, mostly because my days have been full, so my reading has been at night. But I can truly say that each of these books I can highly recommend as great reads! The Correspondent by Virginia …
January Reads
January! What a lovely reading month it has been! Somehow—not sure how—I finished three audiobooks this month! What? Probably because they were so good that I couldn’t stop listening! There were other great books, too. So …
December Reads
December reading finished out 2025 with a bang. Some really good Christmas books, and a couple at the end of the month that were not Christmas-themed! Let’s get started! Historical fiction: My Christmas …
Wait–I Read HOW Many Books???
I checked my Goodreads 2025 Reading Challenge goal the other day. I knew I’d gone over my goal of 95 books, but then I saw this: Whoa! What in the world? Yes, I’ve read some novellas this year, but not that …
November Reads
I love that November reading is such a mix between Christmas books and regular books. So many good ones in each category! Let’s start with Christmas-set stories! A Very Barrie Christmas by Rachael …