So I’ve been binge-listening to Book Riot’s podcasts. If you like keeping up with the world of books, you should put this on your listen list. Recently they were talking about Harry Potter and how only The Deathly Hallows made it on the top 20 best selling books in Amazon’s history. The first reason for …
Story Starters #3
Use these prompts for writing inspiration. For an extra challenge, us all of them in one story. First line A table full of teapots, and all but one was poison. Story Idea A group of creatives (writers, authors, musicians, etc) who can make their creations reality decide to remake the world into the future that …
Pages and Places: New Orleans
So this is the first in my feature Pages and Places. I’ll be talking about bookstores, libraries, bookish places, meet-ups, places I like to write, or anything else that has books and inspires writing. So in the spring I went to New Orleans. And while I was doing a walking tour in the garden district with …
Cover Love: The Paper Magician Series
So I don’t know how many people are loving the Paper Magician Series by Charlie N. Holmburg, but if you haven’t read it you should. I devoured the first two books, and need to get my hands on the last one. The first thing that drew me into this series was the cover. It was …
What I remember Wednesday: The Dark Materials Series
When I was in the 6th grade I read The Golden Compass and loved it. I think The Subtle Knife was out but I had to wait for The Amber Skyglass. I was in love with the story and the world until the last half of The Amber Skyglass. That’s when the story fell apart …
Be Kind Please Rewind: September
The Secret Garden- We had a girls night at work and went to see The Secret Garden Musical. I really wasn’t sure what to expect, especially since I read the book around 8. But it was great. The actors were fantastic, and I was shocked with I found out the girl playing Mary was a married …
September New To Be Read List
Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summery Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Spinning Starlight
Spinning Starlight by R.C. | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Disney Hyperion | October 6th, 2015 Pages: 336 Series: Stand Alone Genre: YA Sci-fi Format: ebook Source: The Publisher through Netgalley (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. That did not sway my …
Writers and their Writings: Shel Silverstein
The first book I ever “read” was The Giving Tree. I was 3 or 4 and my parents had read it to me so much I could quote it. It’s always been one of my favorite books. I just love the simple story and drawings that culminate to such a big meaning. In Elementary …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Steadfast
Steadfast by Claudia Gray | website | facebook | twitter | instagram | Publisher/Year: Harper Teen | March 1, 2014 Pages: 384 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Blackstone Audiobooks | March 1st, 2014 Read By: Khristine Hvam Time: 9 hours 19 minutes Series: Spellcaster book 2 of 3 Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/Supernatural Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati …