Butterfly Books: Reviews and Reading Lists

A lifelong reader shares her reviews and previews of books, along with tidbits about authors and others.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Secret Garden on Stage, Markus Zusak at Rakestraw Books, Bookstore Makes A Wish Happen, Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee, Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood, A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting, As Above, So Below by Jan Foster, and Magical Midlife Dating by KF Breene

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Welcome to my 1,000th post on this book review blog, started way back in 2005 during the SuperBowl (which I found boring, so my husb...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

In The Valley of Shadows Movie, London Book Fair and the Future of Reading, Book to Screen Adaptations, The Bell Jar Movie, Romantic Roots Grand Opening, Dog Eared Books 5th Birthday, Finlay Donovan on TV, Isles of Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson, The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble, The Book Binder's Secret by A.D. Bell, The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner, and Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

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Greetings book people! We're a bit more than halfway through a tempestuous March, when snow and freezing rain have left many stranded in...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Dan Simmon's Obit, Chalkboard of Island Books, Song of the Samurai on TV, This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page, A Crown of Stars by Shana Abe, Tattoos and Clues by Trixie Silvertale, Wild Scottish Knight by Tricia O'Malley, The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah, and Fireborn by Erin Zarro

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Hey there, bookish dragons! Its the second week of March, and we're coming up on St Patricks Day next week. It will also be the ...
Monday, March 02, 2026

LeVar Burton's Keynote on Reading at Winter Institute, Nightingale Movie, Mass Market Paperbacks Go the Way of the Dodo, The Astral Library by Kate Quinn, Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett, Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell, and A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

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Welcome to March, book dragons and friends. So far March has come in like a lamb, which means it will go out like a lion. Then there...
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I am an Iowa native (Mt. Pleasant) with a theater and a history degree from Clarke College (now Clarke University) in Dubuque, Iowa, and a master's degree in writing from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. I've worked as everything from a proofreader to a lifestyle magazine editor and freelance writer for the past 30 years, with success. I worked for 8 years as the lifestyle and business reporter for the Mercer Island Reporter, where I won 12 writing awards. I've written freelance lifestyle and business articles for the Seattle Times SE Living and Shop SE sections as well as for other Seattle area publications. I am now retired and a widow as of 2025. I live with my son in Maple Valley, where I wrestle with my Crohn's disease, arthritis and asthma, as well as type 2 diabetes.
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