Ahhhhh summer!!!!! When we can finally exhale with relief for a few minutes from the chaos of the school year, and maybe grab a minute or two for ourselves to read a book! And book lovers I’ve got some goods ones for you- from thrillers to chick lit, and even a cookbook or two! So visit your local library (or just click on the Amazon links provided) and get that beach bag stuffed with books, because guess what’s really lit?… Keep Reading
My 2019 Summer Books Reading List/Beach Reads is Here!
This Summer’s Best New Books and Hot Beach Reads
I’ve got a new round-up of this summer’s hottest new book releases, so grab your library card or have your Amazon account ready, and enjoy some of these great new titles. Included in the bunch are contemporary fiction, historical fiction, suspense/thrillers, and some good old fashioned beach worthy chick-lit. Enjoy! Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy Heading out on a cruise this summer? This is the book to bring! Taking place on a cruise to South America,… Keep Reading
A Librarian’s 7 Tips to Get Boys to Read
Before I had my own children and was working as a children’s librarian, one of the most frequent questions I got from parents was “How do I get my boys to read?” This perplexed me, as I had grown up a voracious reader, and simply thought all children were born with a natural curiosity and great appreciation for books. I never imagined there to be such a large disparity between genders when it came to literacy. It wasn’t until I… Keep Reading
My Cookbook Love Affair by Melissa F.
One of my cookbook shelves. I have been having an obsessive love affair with cookbooks lately. OK, I have had a long-standing love affair with ALL books, but in the past few years my book obsession has taken the form of anything written about food. Big, glossy pictures of dinner a huge bonus. I cannot get enough. I stalk them. I pour over book review journals seeking out the latest cookbook reviews, or the newest titles in the hip, non-fiction… Keep Reading