Whew, the LQ team did some serious reading in October! What a list. I wonder if it has to do with the cooler weather, the sun setting earlier, and cozy reading season starting to settle in. I personally didn’t read …
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If you’re creating your holiday reading list, Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown by Sheila Roberts needs to be considered. It hits all the rom-com highlights with quirky family drama, high school “friends,” quaint small town bookstore (with dreamy owner), …
If you like books about books with whimsical and supernatural elements, read this slow-build magical realism book about a woman who must save her library and unknowingly herself. The Summary A sweeping, magical ode to community and the stories we …
September is one of my favorite months. Not only is it back-to-school (and back to routine) time, but it’s also my daughter’s birthday (the 1st), my birthday (the 18th), and my anniversary (the 21st). While all of that makes it …
I can still remember middle school me, riding my bike to the local library in the summertime. Often accompanied by my best friend (hiiiii Becky), we’d park outside and walk into the vestibule, the air conditioning immediately cooling our sweaty …
Whew! August is always such a whirlwind for me. Summer in Minnesota is always packed with activities. We have to get them in while the weather is nice and the kids are out of school, ya know! So we had …
If you love psychological contemporary cosmic-horror, a good โcursed mediaโ trope, and you were a big fan of the movie The Ring, prepare to be mind-blown. Read on for my full review of This Movie Doesnโt End the Way We …
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What an 85-Second Ramen Timer Taught Me About Writing Character Through Routine
The following is a guest post by author Roie Oknin. Make sure to meet him at the bottom of the post! In my novel Ramen, Existential Crises, the noodles cook for exactly 85 seconds. Not approximately 85 seconds. Not until …
In an alternate late-eighteen-hundreds New York City, Judith Ban is finding her footing after fleeing her old life in Paris. An unusual offer from a wealthy woman gives Judith the opportunity to access power and prosperity, but she’ll have to …