one book leads to another
I read children's books for the same reason I read anything else: the title or cover grabs my attention or I hear about it somewhere and it piques my interest. Here are two I recently discovered. Very Good Hats came to my attention in a Very Bad Way. The author, Emma Straub, was set to … Continue reading Grandpas and Hats
"Sexy, Diverse Romance" to be exact I've read two of Talia Hibbert's books so far this year: Act Your Age, Eve Brown is the third in a series about the Brown sisters (I read the first two last year) and The Princess Trap is a standout standalone. Hands down, I recommend Hibbert as a smart … Continue reading Talia Hibbert is a Modern Romance Queen
Want to live in an 'enchanted room inspired by literature?' If there was ever a book for a book lover to get lost in, this is it. With gorgeous photos and bookish quotes, author Lisa Borgnes Giramonti delivers a uniquely literary interior design guide. I love this book! Giramonti uses over 60 literary classics to … Continue reading Novel Interiors
I was listening to NPR's 1A when I heard part of an interview with A Place Called Home author David Ambroz. The show that day was about adults who grew up in the foster system and as Ambroz told his story I stopped what I was doing to listen. He said that once when he … Continue reading A Place Called Home: A Memoir
All the books I read this year. Joy Enough: A Memoir by Sarah McColl https://bookthrasher.com/2023/01/21/joy-enough-a-memoir/ The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert - A spicy hot romance. A Place Called Home by David Ambroz Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Novel Interiors by Lisa Borgnes Giramonti Very Good … Continue reading 2023 book roundup
Do you like to read memoirs? How about autobiographies? What's the difference, anyway? I think a memoir is more personal, a self-examination but not necessarily a life story whereas an autobiography is a retelling of a life, start to finish. Let's see what google says: A memoir is a nonfiction narrative in which the author … Continue reading Joy Enough: A Memoir
My blog's tag line is one book leads to another because it's true for me! Here's how it worked with Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor. I read about it in a magazine and wrote the title down in my notebook. Months later I finished listening to Matrix by Lauren Groff on audiobook and was so … Continue reading Remote Control
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