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How to Draw: ‘Kawaii Birdies’
If you asked me for a list of my creative skills, I could name many things in the world of fiber arts, wordplay, and kitchen-related crafts. What I could not name would be drawing. It is of frequent...
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‘How to Read a Book’ by Monica Wood
How to Read a Book is the newest work of fiction by Maine author Monica Wood. Monica is the author of When We Were the Kennedys and The One in a Million Boy amongst many others. Prior to this book, I...
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‘The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy’
I must admit, I gather a lot of new-to-me books and authors based on a good cover and a good book jacket spiel. This is how I got into ACOTAR, how I discovered Emily Wilde, and goes all the way back to...
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‘Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places’
Lucky Hart has a predilection and talent for the supernatural. However, her interest in parapsychology is not taken seriously by anyone, and she finds herself isolated—and self-isolating—as a result....
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‘Murder Road’ by Simone St James
Despite living in Maine, home of horror hero Stephen King, for 20 years, I am not drawn to horror when it comes to my reading habits. I am, however, drawn to quirky and mysterious, which is why I was...
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‘The Undermining of Twyla and Frank’
The residents of Eternity, and the beauty of Tanria, return this July in The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen. We first encountered these two characters in Bannen’s first Tanrian novel,...
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A Novel Approach to Summer Reads
What makes a good summer read? If reading is something that you list as a hobby on any questionnaire, then you have probably asked yourself this question countless times. It’s not necessarily what...
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Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition)
We are always interested in a new game for family game night, and I am always interested in anything that comes with a Disney theme. So our whole family was excited to take a spin with a new...
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The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love
I have a passion for books set in slightly altered versions of our own. While I love the high fantasy of The Lord of the Rings, I adore the world bending of A Discovery of Witches and Emily Wilde. In...
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‘Big in Sweden’: Love for Self and Sweden
In 2021, Author Sally Franson participated in a Swedish reality show, Allt för Sverige, in which 10 American contestants with Swedish roots compete for a chance to meet their Swedish relatives. Franson...
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‘Netherford Hall’ by Natania Barron
When I was twelve years old, my English teacher took us to the library and told us to find a book or two that met a few requirements. It had to be something we hadn’t read before, and it had to be...
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The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
I have been meaning to read Lev Grossman’s Magicians trilogy for some time, it is part of my ever expanding TBR list. It has probably moved up a couple of levels now that I have read his big release...
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Notes From a Decade of Back-to-School Weeks
This is my eleventh year with a child starting school, and things have changed a lot since that first year. I still take the morning off work to see them onto the bus, and we still have an early night...
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The Bluey BoxLunch Collaboration of Our Dreams
If you are a Geek Parent yourself, you’d be hard pressed not to have an affinity with this generation’s sage blue dog. Bluey has been a family favorite of ours since it first hit our screens in 2020. I...
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‘Love, Magic, and Betrayal’ From Olivie Blake
It is Autumn in New England. It is Autumn all over the country, but in New England we feel these things rather keenly. There are mums and pumpkins on all the front steps. There are apples in bags in...
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