Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Pages and Perks Coming to St Pete, FLA, Billy Porter at Barnes and Noble, SIBD Visits 33 Bookstores, Beaverdale Books Expanding in Iowa, Marriage Bargain Movie, Warrior, Princess, Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer, Life:A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg, The Ruins Beneath Us by Sasha Sloan, Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson, The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom, and Gorgon With the Wind by Devon Monk

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Welcome to April and springtime...and I'd like to say a few words about my mother, Roma Shalin, who just passed away on March 26...
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 ...