Summer has so many amazing things to look forward to—warm weather, food on the grill, time outdoors, and new beach reads. For me, the best beach reads are set in sunny locales with family drama, a little romance, and a dash of mystery. There is no...
Sometimes a book reads like a new friend. You meet for coffee and connect over a conversation that spans hours. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb reads as such. A former television writer, Gottlieb (we’ll just call her Lori), writes...
I only need three words to sell you on this one: Time Traveling Historians.
What's not to love, right?!
But for propriety's sake, here's a general synopsis:
The historians of St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research time travel. But never...
As a librarian, I sometimes have the annoying habit of giving my loved ones endless unsolicited book recommendations. This is completely hypocritical of me because in reality, in a good month, I might read one book myself. That said, I find great...
What do you do when the book you love ends too quickly? It’s the predictable dilemma that accompanies every good book and the nemesis of every reader. I didn’t expect to love Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes, it was a happy accident that left...
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I come back to it at least once a year when I am feeling depressed or unmotivated and it never fails to sweep me back up into a positive attitude.
When I first picked it up at the behest of a friend, I...
My love of The Great British Baking Show knows absolutely no bounds. The pastels, the politeness, the pastries…I eat it all up. And while I’m a fairly proficient baker, many of the challenges are still quite foreign to me. I’ve never had mince...
With working-from-home becoming the new-norm, we are all spending more time than usual in the company of our pets—much to their delight, horror, or indifference depending on species and personality.
And maybe we've gone a little crazy not being...
To help you complete the Spring 2020 Adult Reading Challenge—as well as keep you sane during these trying times—we'll be doing several "staff picks" lists with our recommendations for some of the challenge activities.
This week we're sharing some...
