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September 29, 2026

REVIEW: A Librarian’s War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions by Molly Guptill Manning

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArmy / Biography / librarians / Libraries / Post WWII / publishing / reading / World War II2 Comments

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The untold story of Ray Trautman, the Greatest Generation’s librarian, who made reading central to the Allied fight in World War II and transformed the role of books in American life. Though unknown to most readers, no one made a greater contribution to reading habits in America than Ray Trautman. ... more >

May 12, 2023

REVIEW: Sixpenny Octavo (The Old Bridge Inn Series) by Annick Trent

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / Historical fiction / LGBTQIA romance / London / reading / Regency historical / The Old Bridge Inn Series / Womens-Fiction / working class3 Comments

A standalone F/F historical romance Clockmender Hannah Croft’s friend Molly has been arrested for her connections to a Jacobin club. In the tumultuous political climate of 1790s Britain, being in the wrong place at the wrong time is enough to land Molly in gaol. Hannah’s one hope to free her ... more >

May 28, 2022

REVIEW: This Book Is Not for You! by Shannon Hale, illustrated by Tracy Subisak

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / gender bias / picture books / reading1 Comments

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From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning illustrator Tracy Subisak, comes a zany picture book that pokes fun at overly gendered notions of “boy books” and “girl books” and celebrates the pleasure of a good book. Stanley’s thrilled for bookmobile day—until the old man ... more >

February 19, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1870s / classic books / engineer / England / historical romance / joint review / London / magnate / neurodiverse / reading / urchin8 Comments

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Janine: As a lot of people probably already know (because I couldn’t stop talking about it), I’m a huge fan of Devil’s Daughter, the previous book in Lisa Kleypas’s Ravenels series. So I was thrilled to get an ARC of Chasing Cassandra, the sixth and final book in the series. ... more >

September 11, 2019

REVIEW: Llamas With Lemonade by Ariana Koultourides

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / children's fiction / childrens-books / learning / picture books / reading2 Comments

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Get ready to jump rope with jaguars and sip lemonade with llamas. Introducing a delightful animal-themed ABC book that will have toddlers and parents grinning from A to Z. In addition to helping with letter recognition, Llamas With Lemonade introduces toddlers to uppercase and lowercase letters, and to alliteration. The ... more >

March 1, 2019

REVIEW: Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog by Lisa Papp

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / dog / picture books / reading / volunteer1 Comments

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In this companion to the award-winning Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, Madeline Finn finds a way to help more dogs and read more stories. Madeline Finn asks her mother for a puppy every single day. Finally, Mom says yes, and Madeline Finn chooses Star, one of the puppies born ... more >

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