Hello fellow readers! I hope this bitter cold has kept you indoors with your books, a cozy blanket, and hot beverage. Here are three books coming out this month that we’re looking forward to reading! The March Bookshelf: Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History by Arlene Alda…
Dear Bookworms, As the days get shorter and the cold weather sets in, everyone I talk to seems to be feeling some version of tired and run down. Well, here is my prescription to combat all of that: curl up with a soft blanket, a cup of tea and this month’s book recommendation: Is It…
Dear Bookworms, I love fiction. I love it for so many reasons, but the biggest reason I think is because of the power it possesses to teach us. Reading allows us to learn about things and places we will never see, to experience adventures well beyond the scope of our lives and, most importantly, to…
Hi Friends, When Gone Girl, a psychological thriller written by Gillian Flynn, was published in 2012, I saw copies of it everywhere and kept meaning to read it. This past October, a movie adaptation of the book was released starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike and my interest in the story was rekindled. The movie was…
Dear Bookworms, Are you familiar with the comedian Jim Gaffigan? You may know him for his jokes about Hot Pockets. Well, recently he has become an author as well, writing his first book Dad Is Fat about the comedy that surrounds parenthood. Since so much of his popularity stems from his satire on various types…
Hello Beautiful People, There is a reason why The Theory of Opposites, by Allison Winn Scotch is a New York Times Bestseller – it’s fantastic. Funny. Charming. Poignant. Thoughtful. Raw. Silly. Real. It’s great. Here’s the official book blurb from Scotch’s website – Willa Chandler-Golden’s father changed the world with his self-help bestseller, Is It…
Dear Bookworms, Christmas is coming! It’s my favorite holiday, so I get very excited. One of the things I love about it is that it is so full of tradition and nostalgia. No matter how old you get, there is always something about Christmas that reminds you of your childhood. If, like me, you read…
Dear Bookworms, This month, it is my pleasure to be highlighting my first non-fiction book for The Write Teacher(s). That book is Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Initially, I selected this book as a personal read but found it so interesting I knew I wanted to recommend it…
Hello Beautiful People, It feels like I say this every month, but I honestly cannot believe that another month has passed. Where does the time go!? It just keeps truckin’ along, whether we like it or not. And so here we are, another start of another month – and here is our Bookshelf Pick List!…
Dear Bookworms, I’ve been hearing a lot recently about the author Rainbow Rowell. She has written several books that have made quite a splash among the readers that I know. So I set out to discover why. I began with Eleanor & Park, (the book club book for the month of May here at The…