What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “Love in Books”? Is it last summer’s hottest rom-com? Does a classic tale of unrequited love surface in your memory? Or, do you react with a giant “Ugh!”? I get that last one. I’m not one to seek out romance in...
I’m sharing my best books of the decade for learning in today’s post and joining in with some special book bloggers to do so. I got the idea from Allison at Mind Joggle who partnered with her book blogging buddy, Rachel at Never Enough Novels, to link...
Want to give the best gifts you can this holiday season? Then I’ve got the books for you! I believe the best gifts you can give anyone are the gifts of story. Words transport and transform; words inspire and inform. Words are powerful and lasting. When you give the...
Goodreads brings together readers around the world in a massive online book club that never sleeps. It’s amazing! Goodreads has been my favorite social place online since I joined in 2010. Earlier this year, I wrote a post about How to Make the Most of Goodreads for...
Last month, I had the opportunity to attend a southern (US) fiction panel at my favorite annual event—the Mississippi Book Festival. I missed the first few minutes of that panel. (In my defense, I was meeting Ann Patchett and handing her a copy of my novel—and might...
In an attempt to be more organized and serve you better, I decided to set specific topics for each week of the month. This is our first reader-specific post and will be a summer recap and book launch update. I have so many topics I look forward to writing about during...