It’s a question I began thinking about the other day as I realized the days had grown longer (and thus, busier) and the weather had grown hotter. Which season do I like best for reading? Summer or winter? I …
Novelettes, Novellas, and Novels, Oh My!
Recently I started working on a short story which will soon be a giveaway to my newsletter subscribers. Except I ended up writing a novelette! What is a novelette, you ask? And are you suddenly wondering about the …
May reads
I’m warning you upfront: this is a long post! But don’t be too impressed. May is a long month and here at the end, I had a daytime stretch of 16 hours with no power, so I read. What else are you going to …
The Merry Month of May
It’s May, y’all. And you know what that means? Sooooo many gifts to buy! End-of-year- teacher gifts, Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, babies—all the things. So I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite bookish …
April reads
I know this is a few days early, but I'm just at the beginning of three different books right now, so I'm guessing I won't get any of them finished before the end of the month! There are a bunch of lighter reads this month, …
Feeding My Addiction (old books)
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine sent me these pictures and text message: My response: And she wasn't even sorry! I had some things to finish first, so it took me about an hour to get out …
March reads
I think I’ve said this every month so far in 2024, but I have no idea how I read so many books! Granted, one was a short story, but still. So we’d better get started. A Heart Sufficient by Nichole Van What a …
Books I want to re-read
While cataloging and arranging my home library recently, I ran across several books I haven’t read in a long while. Of course, that’s the majority of them, right? But a few I marked as ones I want to re-read. But first, …
February reads
A little bitty month (even with a day extra!) but several great big reads—including 2 (yes, you read that right—2!) non-fiction books! Here you go. . . The Relentless Elimination of Hurry by David Mark Comer A …
My Library and Book Buddy
When we put our house back together in December, we saved our library for last. The reason was two-fold. First, we had our bookshelves re-stained and they weren’t finished until late December. Second, we wanted to …