The story behind the writing of ‘Slippers in the Oven’ by Roberta Aarons Having discovered the joy of writing about issues that matter to me and wrapping them in a fiction format, I wanted to visit the topic of the mother in the home versus the career wife. It is a subject talked about as […]
We just had Banned Books Week here in the US – so we want to know, how do you feel about book banning? What are some of your favorite books that have been banned or challenged? Julie: Book banning is awful, isn’t it? I think it is sad that schools and governments try to decide […]
Sharing the Bookish Love is our newest feature where we share some of our favorite posts we have recently come across on the book blogosphere. If there’s a recent post you want us to share, feel free to let us know. Thought-provoking Discussions: Every Free Chance Books talks about book trailers. Icy Cold Reads investigates […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: –Jamie to Claire (Outlander by: Diana Gabaldon) Best. Line. Ever. Please leave a comment after linking up. Don’t forget to hop around and visit other participants. […]
Guest Post: Who Doesn’t Love A Handsomely Hot Hero? by Denise Moncrief Who doesn’t love a handsomely hot hero? Well, at least I do. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. If they were all the same, that would be boring, and then these guys wouldn’t be heroes, would they? When everyone is the […]
As you can see, I signed up for way too many challenges this year. Since I’ve been super busy with the move, reading time hasn’t really been easy to find. So I thought I’d do a quarterly wrap up rather than monthly wrap up posts. Goal: Easy Listening Listen to and review 12+ audio books. [Requires […]
Sharing the Bookish Love is our newest feature where we share some of our favorite posts we have recently come across on the book blogosphere. If there’s a recent post you want us to share, feel free to let us know. Thought-provoking Discussions: Parajunkee dishes on bad narrators in audiobooks. A Night’s Dream of Books […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: –David to Tally (Uglies by: Scott Westerfeld) I think what is extra cool about this quote is the quote in relation to the plot line. […]
Julie’s Review: Uglies is a pretty good dystopia where at age 16, everyone gets an operation to make them pretty – as opposed to the uglies they are now. I liked that the novel explored what we as people think is beauty (symmetrical faces, little body fat, etc) but also explored the truth behind the […]
Guest Post: Top Ten Places I Most Want to Travel To by Sarah Mäkelä I’m probably a little different from most people in my choices. I’m not crazy about beaches or hot weather. I’m entirely fascinated with snow and Scandinavia and Russia. With that out of the way, here we go… Yellowstone National Park – I […]