Books That Came My Way in October
Each day we are met with choices. What to eat, what to wear, what time to have lunch, which task to do next, what to make for supper, and for some of us…which book to read next. I have SO MANY great books waiting to be read, that I am feeling guilty each time I…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Christmas Cats Fear for the Deer By Constance Corcoran Wilson
THE CHRISTMAS CATS FEAR FOR THE DEER By: Constance Corcoran Wilson Illustrated By: Gary McCluskey Published: August 18, 2015 Publisher: Quad City Press Fiction I’m participating in a book tour with Virtual Author Book Tours. For more stops on the tour check out the bottom of this post. Blogs on the tour will be featuring…
Read More Book Review: The Italian Wife By Kate Furnivall
THE ITALIAN WIFE By: Kate Furnivall Published: October 6, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Historical Fiction Fans of Kate Furnivall’s THE RUSSIAN CONCUBINE will be thrilled to be wrapped up in her next novel, set in Mussolini’s Italy. Isabella Berotti is a widow, after her husband, a Blackshirt in Mussolini’s army, was shot and killed. Ten years…
Read More Book Review: The Truth According to Us By Annie Barrows
THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO US By: Annie Barrows Published: June 9, 2015 Publisher: The Dial Press Fiction/Historical Fiction Annie Barrows is the well-loved author of the children’s IVY & BEAN series. She also received rave reviews after writing one of my all-time-favorite books, THE GUERNSEY AND LITERARY POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY. That made me extremely…
Read More Books that Came My Way in September
I have no business accepting all these great books for review. My schedule is beyond crazy and I went a whole week without even turning a page in a book because I subbed every day and had meetings and kids’ activities in the evening as well as a busy weekend. I have fallen behind on…
Read More Book Review: The Martian By Andy Weir
THE MARTIAN By: Andy Weir Published: February 11, 2014 Publisher: Broadway Books Fiction/Science Fiction It was certainly timely for NASA to announce this week that they have evidence of running water on Mars. That means life is possible on Mars, which makes THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir even more plausible. Even though I typically don’t…
Read More Diane Chamberlain Newest Book and POGO Opportunity
Today I’m sharing an awesome promotion from one of my favorite authors. Diane Chamberlain’s newest book, PRETENDING TO DANCE is coming out October 6, 2015. Bestselling author Diane Chamberlain is back with her 24th novel, Pretending to Dance (October 6, 2015, St. Martin’s Press), and YOU are invited to an exclusive, never-before-seen POGO opportunity! You may have heard of BOGO (Buy…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The True Spirit of Christmas By Dorothy Thurgood Manning
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS By: Dorothy Thurgood Manning Published: January 14, 2015 – Paperback September 20, 2015 – Hardcover Publisher: Loretta Kids’ Books Fiction I love Christmas books. I have one whole tub full of Christmas books that I love getting out and rereading with our kids each year. If you are looking to…
Read More Book Review: Kitchens of the Great Midwest By J. Ryan Stradal
KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST A Novel By: J. Ryan Stradal Published: July 28, 2015 Publisher: Viking/Pamela Dorman Books Fiction J. Ryan Stadal has won the blue ribbon at the state fair with his first novel, KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST. It is easily going to make my list of Favorite Books of 2015. I may…
Read More Books that Came My Way in August
Summer is officially over and I hate to admit that I didn’t read nearly as many books as I had hoped to. I rarely had time to myself and when I did have some free time, I seemed to spend it playing catch-up around the house. I also took a blogging break and that put…
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