Book Nerd Alert

All you need: They make amazing gifts for readers and are much prettier than using receipts as bookmarks (which, let’s be honest, we all do anyway). 2. Blind Date with a book! Ideas for hints: Perfect for: 3. Book Sleeves You can sew them from: Add: 4. Annotating Kits Put together a cute annotation kit Read more

I love book trivia! I thought that I would share some here! 🙂 Frankenstein was written by a teenager. Mary Shelly was only 18 years old. She came up with the idea during a ghost-story contest with her friends, including Lord Byron. The first novel was published anonymously. Many readers thought Mary’s husband wrote it. Read more

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If you have Amazon Prime and love discovering new books before everyone else, there’s a good chance you’re missing out on one of Prime’s perks.I’m talking about Amazon First Reads which is a monthly program that lets Prime members choose a free (or nearly free) ebook before its official release. But if you read ebooks Read more

I love books. I also love not spending $15–$30 every time I feel a reading mood coming on. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably stood in a bookstore holding a book you want while your bank account quietly begs you to put it back. If you have a library card, you already have access Read more

There’s something uniquely powerful about books that follow women across generations. I’ve always been drawn to generational stories, especially ones centered on women, because they explore relationships. Below are four books that do this beautifully—and painfully. I’ve also ranked them by which generation’s story hurt me the most, because sometimes that’s the real measure of Read more

I’m so sorry that I haven’t been on here for the past 2–3 weeks. I recently had an eye operation, and my pre-op appointment is today. I also live with C-PTSD and have been experiencing some heightened anxiety lately, so I’ve been taking extra time to rest and heal. I hope everyone had a wonderful Read more

BOTM (Book of the Month) A complete list of books will be shown by clicking on the PDF. DATA: Historical Fiction 78 Contemporary Fiction 93 Thriller 95 Romance 52 Fantasy 41 Sci-Fi 16 Literary Fiction 97 Memoir 29 Mystery 29 YA 19 Suspense 1 Short stories 8 History  5 Historical Romance 2 Horror 17 Narrative Read more

Every reader has had that moment when a book ends and you wish you could step right inside the story. I am reading The Astral Library by Kate Quinn, so this is on my mind a lot lately. Some worlds feel so vivid you can almost hear the characters, smell the air, and taste the Read more

AARDVARK For a complete list of books, click on this PDF: Book Data For Aardvark: Some are counted twice Historical Fiction 44 Contemporary Fiction 41 Thriller 40 Romance 51 Sci-Fi 7 Literary Fiction 44 Mystery 33 LGBTQIA+ 11 Memoir 1 Coming of age 9 Fantasy 29 Crime 7 Humorous 14 LGBTQIA+ 23 Political  1 Movie/TV Read more

Lately, you might’ve noticed Libby looks a little different when it comes to managing your holds. The “Deliver Later” option that so many of us used to depend on is officially gone. It’s been replaced by a new system that uses something called suspend and unsuspend. At first glance, it sounds the same, but it Read more