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As soon as someone said something about the year being half over, I had to wonder how the heck that happened. Where did the year go?? Guess I must be having fun with the time flying by like this. June …

Somehow, it’s almost summer. My calendar is filling up with events—town festivals, kid birthday parties, cabin trips…hopefully there are a few minutes of reading time that can be found in there somewhere. Here’s a list of what a few of …

This debut caught my eye because of the gorgeous cover! The bright flowers and artwork of a beautiful woman with flowers cascading down her hair stood out so much, I couldn’t resist reading it. The question is, did the story …

Wow, suddenly it’s mid-May and I’m JUST posting what we read in April. I have a good excuse, though…I was in Cancun! The company I work for is 100% remote, and once a year we get together for a retreat. …

Are you a person who rereads? The following is a guest post by fellow book blogger (and rereader) Julia DiGeronimo. Meet her at the bottom! — I’m a chronic rereader. When I read a book that has me feeling 100 …

A memoir about anxiety? Don’t mind if I do! My experience with the onset of a first panic attack was somewhat similar to Julie’s, so it was nice to read an account that I could relate to. Was Everyone But …

Looking for a list of the best fiction books about Greek mythology? I’ve seen a lot of readers over the past few years who, after reading something like Circe or Song of Achilles, decide they’d love to read more Greek …

This was an eagerly awaited hold for me, and it came in at the library in March (after it was released this past December). I read Ryan’s first book in this Monster Hunter Mystery series, A Death in Door County, back in late …

Spring, I’m so glad to see you! Winter in my part of the world was really odd. We had almost no snow (in a state nicknamed “MinneSNOWta”) and it was just weirdly warm. So, naturally, we had a big winter …

After years of asking myself questions like “Why can’t I just put my clothes away instead of tossing them all over my bedroom?” and “Why can’t I return things I don’t want before the return window ends?” and “Why can’t …