Marie Kondo Has a Point, but That Doesn’t Mean Purging Your Books is the Only Way. In 2018, I read the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. Then, on the very first day of 2019, the show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo made its appearance on Netflix. It is the hot topic of the month. Of course, that …
This year is a weird one for the graduates. Many have missed out on all of the end-of-the-year events: prom, grad night, senior banquets, walking the stage. But that just means that we have to get creative on how we celebrate our graduates. This list of the ten best books to give to the graduate are …
20 Stories of Springtime Stories of Springtime, the end of cold winter, hopes for the new year, starting over, flowers, grassy meadows, birds, bees, and baby animals, the start of baseball, gardening, and the coming end of the school year. With so many changes coming in the world around us, you may want to pick up …
Shatter Me By Tahereh Mafi YA Dystopian Fantasy ISBN 9780062085504 A fellow writer recommended Shatter Me, not one, I should mention, who reads fantasy very often. On her word, I picked up the book that very week at my local bookstore. I bought it without a second thought. And why not? It had been …
Quill and Tome’sMust-Read Books for Summer Vacation Whether you are planning a destination vacation or spending your summer in your hometown, these books will fill you with all of those summer vibes. There is something for everyone in our Must-Read list, including sweet summer romances, mysteries, and coming-of-age stories. What books would you add to …
I have to talk for a quick minute about balancing your self-publishing to-dos. Everyone is looking for work/life balance and ways to get everything done more effectively. As hard as we might try, we never seem to find the right balance. There are always a hundred other things to do. The list never seems to …
Talking as Fast as I Can By Lauren Graham Memoir ISBN 9780425285190 “From the star of the much-loved television shows Gilmore Girls and Parenthood and the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Someday, Someday, Maybe comes a collection of candid and hilarious essays.” I have been a huge fan of Gilmore Girls since …
Fliers By Laura Mae Fantasy ISBN 9781980330677 FIGHT AND LOVE WITHOUT FEAR “As descendants of fairies, fliers were an old, forgotten species who appear human but could fly without wings. They lived peacefully amongst humans for several decades until a secret government agency developed new technology that allowed experimentation on fliers and discovered how to …
What is a Beta Reader and Why Do You Need One? As a writer, you might have come across the term ‘beta reader’ in blog posts and on social media. However, you may not know exactly what a beta reader is or what they do. Wikipedia defines a ‘beta reader’ as …
Reading can lead to success and it is important to be well-read, regardless of your industry. However, not all of us are natural readers. Some of us have to revisit literature as an adult in order to fall in love with it. Some of us are new readers. A new reader …
