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Celebrating National Book Month: Series to Sink Your Teeth Into!

In my house, every month, every week, every day really, is National Book Month.  We are a family of voracious readers, so any

Julie Bond

Posted on October 5, 2019

Books, Culture

Can Reading Be Hopeful in an Age of Cynicism?

Andrew Hartley is used to pissing people off. The author of 21 published books in multiple genres, Andrew’s work spans ghost

Kerra Bolton

Posted on July 24, 2019

Books, Life

Sweatpants & Books | New Releases, May 2019

Looking for new reads? Here are some new releases hitting the shelves this May that we’re excited about, including

Sweatpants & Coffee

Posted on May 3, 2019

Books

9 Books that Celebrate Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was born on January 27, 1832. He was the eldest of 11

Julie Bond

Posted on January 26, 2019

Books

Sweatpants & Books | Not Your Mother’s Angels

My mother would begin putting up her Christmas decorations the first weekend of December; it was a tradition. One of her

Julie Bond

Posted on December 22, 2018

Books

Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “Toward A Secret Sky” by Heather Maclean

Rx: “Toward A Secret Sky” Prescribed by: Heather Maclean Prescribed for: Fans of “Twilight” “Divergent,” and Dan

Julie Bond

Posted on December 14, 2018

Books, Culture

Come Fly With Me – Books to Read While Flying

Your must-have reading list for summer airline travel. Don't get caught in a lay-over without them!

Julie Bond

Posted on July 2, 2018

Books

Sweatpants & Books | When Mom Is A Bibliophile

While Mother’s Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in May in over 40 countries, families still struggle to

Julie Bond

Posted on May 9, 2018

Books

Sweatpants & Books | Happy Birthday, Alice Hoffman!

March 16th marks best-selling author Alice Hoffman’s 66th birthday, and for fangirls like me, this is real cause for

Julie Bond

Posted on March 15, 2018

Books

Sweatpants & Books | Shelf Care: There’s Something in the Water

This installation of Shelf Care has Alex exploring Lovecraft-inspired YA literature. Happy reading!

Alex Doyle

Posted on August 18, 2017