The Crazy Rich Asians Series by Kevin Kwan

You have to read this series!  I came to the party on this one late and I wanted to read the first book in the series, Crazy Rich Asians for a couple reasons.  One, LaineyGossip has written about how great the novel is for a few years now and while it’s been on my list, it …

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Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay

There are so many reasons why I’m a fan of Roxane Gay and I haven’t even read any of her fiction.  Her memoir, Hunger, was so moving, heart breaking, personal and brave that I am in awe of it.  I’ve read many essays, opinions and other pieces featured in the New York Times, Medium and …

Books in Brief: February & March Roundup

I’m sitting at 25% of my reading goal for the year, right on track but I feel very close to falling behind as I didn’t feel a ton like reading throughout March and I’ve been busy doing other things.  It happens sometimes for me for no reason that I can figure out even though I …

Guest Blogger: Bunny Trouble Treasury by Hans Wilhelm

Hans Wilhelm is a German American author/illustrator who’s work I discovered while searching for Easter stories one year. I always enjoyed Easter at school because it not only brought the promise of warmer weather, but the students were a little more mature and confident in their abilities, the expectations were higher and the work a …

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

I found this novel so captivating! I often think that I don’t really care for historical fiction and I’m not sure why that idea is in my head, especially after reading The Alice Network. The word that actually popped into my head as I read along was “delightful” but that’s not exactly the right kind …

A Bookshelf For Our Daughters

It’s International Women’s Day, a day that everyone should use to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women in their lives. My good friend E wrote to me last week, providing the inspiration for this post. You see, she is carving out space on her daughter’s bookshelf for books that “embody feminism and all that …

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

I was excited to see that my lovely friend, M, had purchased this one when she shared it in an Instagram story and I was super excited when she loaned it to me. We borrow books from one another as she likes to read almost as much as I do. I was hoping for a …