Can you relate to wondering how reading can be a source of joy when there is so much to do and so many better ways that you could spend...

I didn't cry, but I couldn't put it down. Perhaps that says more about me than the book? Is A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara just misery...

Unsure exactly how to read a book? Wondering what you should do if you ever come across a one? Worry not, dear friend, I will make you a reader in no time with these fail-safe instructions for how to read a book.

Why should we read? Does it matter what we read? How much should we be reading? Discover the answers to these questions and more as we...

Would you like to read more books? This blog post discusses the 3 reasons why I use Goodreads: Tracking, checking, and remembering, and...

I have written blogs about genre before (see: What is Women's Fiction? and What is Contemporary Fiction? ) but this one is going to look...

Isn't reading wonderful?! So far this year, I have finished reading 54 books, which means that I have traveled to 54 different worlds,...

Are Contemporary Fiction books set now, as in the present day, or the recent past? How recent? Yesterday? Last year? Two years ago? Can something that was written twenty years ago still be Contemporary Fiction? What IS Contemporary Fiction? Let's find out together.

Seventeen different types of poems. Each is explained in its own form. Learn about poetry while you read poetry. Acrostic: Poems where the first letters Of every line Enjoy being put together to Make a word or message

Reviews help readers find good books and help authors find new readers, but there are other reasons why you should leave a review on a book that you enjoyed. This blog post is all about the why and how to leave book reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.

Let me show you what The Perfect Gift looks like and how it's going to save you a lot of gift-giving stress and effort in the future.

My bedside table pile is getting a little out of hand and has spilled over onto the floor. Here is a list of books I have on my bedside TBR and how they ended up there (don't get me started on the bookshelf!).

"What are your books about?" is the most common question that people ask me. I mean, it makes sense. The problem is that I suck at answering the question. So, instead of blurbs, here are my on-the-spot inarticulate pitches, just for fun...

What is a Kindle? What is Kindle Unlimited? Are books cheap or free on Kindle? Where can I buy a Kindle? Can a Kindle read to me? Will books go extinct? This blog post will answer all of these questions and more!

A roundup of all the books I read and loved in 2023.

The gripping conclusion to Cleo's story and her battle for the truth is OUT NOW on Amazon. Available as an eBook and paperback.

Let me tell you who SARK is and how she can help inspire you to live in your truth and create with free abandon.

I used to think that you had to be good at art for it to be worth creating. I thought that everybody else would see my art in the same critical way that I did. But you know what? There is an audience for everything. I mean, people literally sell their vacuum dust and toenail clippings online. So, really, my art isn't that bad...

We readers are a funny bunch. Here's a list of 28 weird and relatable things that we find ourselves doing. How many do you do?

Discover everything you need to know about Women's Fiction in one helpful blog post. Read on!