The Joy of Advent: Daily Reflections from Pope Francis by Diane M. Houdek on Oct. 2, 2015 Genres: Christmas, Religion Pages: 144 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads With prayerful reflections drawn from the words of Pope Francis, this Advent companion helps you prepare for the… Read more »
Christmas Gifts by Mary Balogh Published by self-published on Oct. 27, 2015 Genres: Christmas, Historical Romance Pages: 168 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Proposal, The Arrangement, The Escape, Only Enchanting, The Heart of Christmas, Christmas Miracles, Only a Promise, Someone To… Read more »
The Heart of Christmas by Courtney Milan, Mary Balogh, Nicola Cornick Published by HQN Books on Sept. 2, 2009 Genres: Christmas, Historical Romance Pages: 378 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Proposal, The Arrangement, The Escape, Only Enchanting, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Miracles,… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Best Books I Read in 2015. Last week I posted my top ten new-to-me authors; this week, I’m listing the 10 best new releases I read this year. (In other… Read more »
The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean Series: Scandal & Scoundrel #1 Published by Avon on Dec. 29, 2015 Genres: Historical Romance Pages: 384 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Day of the Duchess, How the Dukes Stole Christmas LADY SOPHIE’S SOCIETY SPLASH… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures – I mean books! My Week I’ve been with my dad and stepmother in Utah since Tuesday, having a… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Books-a-Million Goes Private (Publishers Weekly) Wisconsin School Board Member Tries to Ban Muppets Book (GalleyCat) Scribd adds sheet music from publisher Hal Leonard to its ebook… Read more »
The Martian by Andy Weir Published by Crown on Feb. 11, 2014 (hardcover) Genres: Science Fiction Pages: 387 Format: Paperback Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Project Hail Mary Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now,… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things I Love/Hate About Romance in Books. These are my favorites among the over 20 authors I read for the first time this year. I know I’ll be following… Read more »
Bookmarks make great gifts– and terrific stocking stuffers. Design your own bookmarks If you’re an artist or crafter, you can design and create your bookmarks entirely by hand, using whatever skills and media you like: paint, draw, or hand-letter on cardstock or parchment scrapbook with cardstock, die-cuts, stickers, etc. sew,… Read more »
