January Monthly Recap
It’s time for our first monthly recap of 2018. Find out which books were favorites and which were duds for the month of January. We’ll end our wrap up with a glimpse of what’s coming out in February. Read more
Jan 31
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Jan 30
Read Around the World: Iceland
With the new year, comes a list of new countries that we’ll be visiting on our world literature tour. Countries selected were nominated by read around the world participants on the Litsy challenge we are hosting. Make sure to check it out if you are on Litsy by searching the hashtag #readaroundtheworld. We hope you join us in 2018 as we travel the world in books. January kicks us off with a trip to Iceland. Find out which books we selected our trip. Read more
Jan 23
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Having just finished this book a few days ago, I can understand why it’s getting such mixed reviews from readers. People seem to either love or hate this book. As someone who doesn’t typically love short stories, I was skeptical about this book but Carmen Machado made me a believer. Here’s why.. Read more
Jan 22
Mini Reviews
Once again we have a backlog of reviews to get out so to clear out the backlog we’ll be doing another series of mini reviews for the 1001 list books we’ve both read over the last few months. We’ll be giving your our verdict on each of the books to help you decide whether you should read it or pass. Let us know if any strike your fancy. Click on the title links to buy the book on Amazon. Read more
Jan 8
The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor
Looking for a little bit of magic to start of your reading year? You may just find it in this latest book that Book Worm reviewed. Check it out… Read more
Jan 1
Most Anticipated 2018 Books
Happy New Year to all our fabulous readers! We wish you a year full of joy, happiness, and great reads. In December I spent more time planning my reads for next year than I have doing any actual reading. Overall, 2017 was a pretty good reading year for me. I really enjoyed the Man Booker nominees and I read a lot of great literary fiction. We are hoping that this year brings us even better books. Below are a few books that are coming out in the first half of 2018 to help you plan your reading year. What are your plans for 2018? Read more
Dec 28
Our top 10 books of 2017
In lieu of our traditional monthly recap, we are posting our list of top ten books published in 2017. Keep reading to see which books made the cut and let us know whether you agree or disagree. Add your favorite books to the list in the comments section. Read more
Dec 26
Non 1001 Book Review: The Reservoir Tapes Jon McGregor
Happy Holidays to all our loyal readers! We hope everyone has had a lovely holiday season. As we approach 2018, Book Worm and I have lots of plans for the blog. In a few days we’ll be posting our top 10 books of 2017 and we’ll also be announcing a new schedule for Read Around the World for those who want to join us. Today, Book Worm will be reviewing a new book by Jon McGregor. Keep reading to find out what she thought. Read more
Dec 4
Non 1001 Book Review: The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Book Worm is back with another review from our backlog. The Refugees was one of the books our March Madness reading challenge bracket. Keep reading to see what she thought of the book. Read more
Nov 30
November Monthly Recap
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. While Book Worm has been busy reading and reviewing, I’ve been swamped with work and barely reading. So it’s time to get back on our regular schedule and publish some of the reviews that have been sitting waiting for me. We’ll start off with our monthly recap. Find out which books were favorites and which were duds for the month of November. We’ll end our wrap up with a glimpse of what’s coming up in December. Read more
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