Our topic for this week is: a genre freebie. I chose to list historical fiction sitting on my to-be-read shelf. 1. Rules of Civility – Amor Towles 2. Beneath a Scarlet Sky – Mark Sullivan 3. The Goddess of Warsaw – Lisa Barr 4. Bluebird – Sharon Cameron 5. The Lost Girls of Paris – …
Our topic for this week is: quotes from or about books. I googled book quotes and decided to pick ten of my favorite quotes about books and reading. 1. “Oh this? It’s a ‘bookworm’. They live in books, and they love to eat important pr valuable words.” – CLAMP 2. “Children are made readers on …
Our topic for this week is: books for armchair travelers. Let’s travel without leaving our chairs! 1. All the Horses of Iceland – Sarah Tolmie Iceland 2. Under the Tuscan Sun – Frances Mayes Tuscan countryside, Italy 3. Wild – Cheryl Strayed Pacific Crest Trail 4. Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert Italy, India, Indonesia …
Our topic for this week is: a love/Valentine’s freebie. Since I like pink, and pink is a Valentine’s color, I decided to feature books with pink covers. 1. Kisses and Croissants – Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau 2. A Deadly Inside Scoop – Abby Collette 3. Love on the Brain – Ali Hazelwood 4. By The Book – …
Our topic for this week is: book covers featuring cool, pretty, unique, etc. typography. (Typography is the art of arranging letters so they look visually appealing and more interesting than, for example, the body text of this blog post you’re reading now.) 1. The Anatomical Shape of a Heart – Jenn Bennett 2. The Highland …
Our topic for this week is: bookish discoveries I made in 2025 (New-to-you authors you discovered, new genres you learned you liked, new bookish resources you found, friends you made, local bookshops you found, a book club you joined, etc.). I didn’t really make any new “discoveries” other than some new-to-me authors. I will list …
Our topic for this week is: Goals for 2026 (Bookish or not! Share your reading goals, personal goals, etc.) I will have a mixture of both. 1. Get my Storygraph up to date, and keep it up to date This was a goal in 2025, and I did pretty well for a short time, but …
Our topic for this week is: most anticipated releases during the first half of 2026. 1. The First Time I Saw Him – Laura Dave out January 6 2. My Husband’s Wife – Alice Feeney out January 20 3. The Keeper of Lost Children – Sadeqa Johnson out February 10 4. The Astral Library – …
Our topic for this week is: favorite books I read in 2025. I only read 8 books (I know…sad!), so I will only be listing my top 5 favorites. I did like all 8 that I read, but these are my “favorite favorites” lol. 1. The Story She Left Behind – Patti Callahan Henry Review …
Our topic for this week is: the most recent additions to my bookshelf. This is after Christmas because most readers probably got some books. I did not (don’t be sad for me LOL), but I do have some new books, so I will list those today:) You may have already seen them on TBR lists, …