There’s Still Time for Summer Reading
If you have a teacher or academic in your life, be gentle right now. Because now is about the time they’re looking …
From Serial Killers to Psychological Thrillers: 2019 First Quarter Reading Report
Looking for a good spring read? I’ve got a few or 26 to recommend. Best Books I’ve Read in 2019 So Far …
I read 79 books in 2018. Here are the best and worst.
Happy New Year! Like many, I’m thrilled to say goodbye to 2018. The last few months were especially rough around these parts …
My 2017 top five
I usually spend January 1 wrapped up in reviewing last year’s accomplishments and plotting for the future. This involves generating upwards of 60-80 …
Childhood dreams
We made them crowd into the shed, sweltering in the Sacramento summer. It was our “classroom.” And by golly, we had signed …
Finding flow in collaboration
We started after breakfast, me unpacking colored paper, a pad of poster-sized pages, and a collection of happy office supplies (highlighters, markers, …
Thursday 13: Life lately
I almost bragged too soon. Getting the Christmas decorations put away the second week of January? Unheard of in this household. And …
The Other Typist: A sophisticated Prohibition-era mystery
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell. Close your eyes and imagine’s it’s Prohibition-era New York City. George Gershswin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is …
#100HappyDays: A friend of the library
What never fails to thrill? Books. FREE BOOKS! Have I mentioned how much I heart the public library? xoxo, shawna #100HappyDays 1. …
“Read and Return” program perfect for flying bookworms
One of my guilty pleasures as a library-going, Kindle-owning bookworm? Buying new reads at the airport. Do not ask me why, but …