A fascinating Lit Hub article sent me down a rabbit hole about the surprisingly familiar world of Roman romance novels.
Wait… Ancient Rome Had Romance Novels?
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A Digital Book Festival? Count Me In!
Imagine attending a book festival from your favorite reading chair.
A Cool Opportunity for Booksellers Who Love International Literature
I spotted this in Shelf Awareness and immediately wanted to share it. Books Across Borders has extended the deadline for its Fall 2026–Spring 2027 fellowship, offering booksellers a remarkable opportunity to connect with the international literary community through some of the world’s premier book fairs.
Review: Love by the Book by Jessica George
A heartfelt celebration of female friendship and the right to choose your own life in a world of double standards.
Review: The Reckoning by Kelli Stanley
A fugitive, a corrupt town, and a killer hiding in the redwood shadows, The Reckoning throws you into the eighties with a heroine who refuses to stay quiet or small.
Review: Just Add Happiness by Julie Hatcher
After years of being invisible, a forty-six-year-old baker blows up her old life and discovers that second chances can be as messy, sweet, and surprising as the perfect dessert.
Review: The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
When girls start disappearing in her quiet Yorkshire town, twelve-year-old Miv decides the only way to stop her world from falling apart is to solve the murders herself, even if the biggest secret waiting to be uncovered is hiding in her own home.
Nerdy Friday Fun: Kookiest Book Titles That Live Rent Free in My Brain
A fun roundup of five outrageous book titles that caught my attention. I have not read them, but their names alone deserve a spotlight.
Review: Fabric of Lies by Susan Van Kirk
When the now-adult child of a vanished couple returns looking for the truth, old suspicions flare and a decades-old disappearance refuses to stay buried.
Saturday Nerd First Lines: Fabric of Lies
There is something magical about a great opening line, and this Saturday I am digging into the first line of Fabric of Lies.