Every year I enjoy seeing lists of favorite autumn reads. Her Dear & Loving Husband certainly fits that bill. It has vampires, witches, and the Salem Witch Trials. Also, most of the story takes place in New England in the autumn. What could be better? If you've been wanting to read Her Dear & Loving … Continue reading Her Dear & Loving Husband is Featured on Freebooksy
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What I’m Reading: The Dark Academia Edition
I had a wonderful summer, for which I’m thankful. I managed to balance working on two different book projects, one fiction and one nonfiction, and I also took time to just exist and enjoy my summer break. I baked a lot and then I ate what I baked. Otherwise, why bake? I checked out some … Continue reading What I’m Reading: The Dark Academia Edition
Looking For a Good Book? Four Reading Recommendations
I wrote in this post about what I'm doing to rejuvenate and renew my thinking and my priorities. Another one of my plans for this year includes catching up on my TBR list--that's To Be Read list in case anyone doesn't know, although I can't imagine anyone reading this blog doesn't have a TBR list … Continue reading Looking For a Good Book? Four Reading Recommendations
My Favorite Books From 2020
Staying Home To Read Was A Good Thing About 2020 It can be a bit of a stretch to find something positive from 2020, but I did read some great books. In my case, they were all historical novels, but that's no great surprise. As I was looking back over my Goodreads list of books … Continue reading My Favorite Books From 2020
What I’m Reading: History and Self-Discovery
Here's a bit of what I've been reading lately. Bad Feminist I've heard much about Roxane Gay, mainly because, like me, she's an academic who writes for a more general population. Bad Feminist is the first book I've read from Gay, and I'm glad I finally took the plunge. According to Gay's definition, I would … Continue reading What I’m Reading: History and Self-Discovery
More Suggestions For Summer Reading
Any Time of Year is Good For Reading Reading is a grand thing any time of the year, but summer reading always has a special place in my heart. Maybe it's the memory of those childhood summers when I'd spend entire days lost in a book. Here's a bit of what I've been reading this … Continue reading More Suggestions For Summer Reading
Books About Life During the Salem Witch Trials
Since I've been spending most of my time writing Down Salem Way, a lot of my reading has been about either the Salem Witch Trials or life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. One of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is learning about the time period I'm writing about. I had a pretty good … Continue reading Books About Life During the Salem Witch Trials
What I’m Reading: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
As summer is winding down and Pumpkin Spice Lattes are on the horizon, I find myself spending a lot of time reading lately. There are a lot of really good, really interesting books out there these days and I've found a few that have caught my attention. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng I … Continue reading What I’m Reading: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That