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 excuse to peruse the bookstore or visit the [...]
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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 stories set in his native northern England, a [...]
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 Casey Cep’s Furious Hours, a new memoir by Ani [...]
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 children and painfully shy. The only time he [...]
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 favorite displays was a grouping of angels, gathered [...]
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 Brown’s “DaVinci Code.” Side Effects: [...]
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! [...]
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 find the perfect gift for Mom regardless of where [...]
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 celebration! Hoffman has written close to 40 [...]
Sweatpants & Books | Shelf Care: There’s Something in the Water
This installation of Shelf Care has Alex exploring Lovecraft-inspired YA literature. Happy reading! [...]
