Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn : A Picture Book by Shannon Hale This festive kitty-corn tale features Christmas decorations, gingerbread houses, one (almost) perfect tree—and the magic of true friendship. The best part of Christmas is the merry music! No, it’s the gingerbread! No, it’s definitely decorating the tree! Kitty and Unicorn can’t wait ... more >
I read these two books in succession a bit after Halloween – they weren’t exactly spooky season reads, but I had been consuming media about the Salem Witch Trials – among other historical witch trials and hysterias – around the holiday, and a friend suggested these two title to me. ... more >
Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. In Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in ... more >
Sex, Snow & Mistletoe by Laura Barnard Melinda is already having a crappy Christmas. Forced to attend some snotty bitch’s wedding is not the way to start out the holidays. But when a car crash pushes her into the path of a handsome stranger she’s glad to follow his snowy, ... more >
Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd This was a punchy little short story that probably doesn’t hold up under much scrutiny. I don’t usually (ever) read short suspense stories, so this was something different – I believe it was an Amazon freebie. It starts with the recording of a podcast with ... more >
The Far Edges of the Known World by Owen Rees A revisionist history of the ancient world that shifts our focus from Athens and Rome to the long-ignored societies on the borders. In The Far Edges of the Known World, ancient historian Owen Rees draws on archaeological excavations to reveal ... more >