Happy Friday, dear readers! We’ve made it to the last two days of our look at Mid 2021 New Releases – how’s your TBR pile looking? 😉 Today we’re looking at Mid 2021 Speculative & Youth Fiction New Releases (May-August). I usually group these together because they are smaller categories […]
A MOST CLEVER GIRL: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice GENRE: Picture Book / Biography / Children AGES: 4-12 PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RELEASE DATE: March 30. 2021 PAGES: 48 Witty and mischievous Jane Austen grew up in a house overflowing with words. As a young girl, she delighted in […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! And welcome to my (narrowed down, I swear) list of my fave reads of 2020! There have been so many great books out this year (again!) but life prevented me from reading as much as I wanted to (again!). I initially thought (without checking) that I’d read […]
Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for Simply West of Heaven by Monique Bucheger, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Please join me in welcoming Monique to the blog to chat about her book! Title: Simply West of Heaven Series: Ginnie West Adventure #3 Author: Monique Bucheger Publisher: True West […]
Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for Freedom’s Call by Douglas Cornelius, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Please join me in welcoming Douglas to the blog today to share some behind-the-scenes info about himself & his new book! Title: Freedom’s Call Author: Douglas Cornelius Publisher: Crosslink Publishing Release Date: […]
Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for The Secret Sisters Club by Monique Bucheger, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to host Monique today as she shares some behind the scenes facts & a fave snippet from the book! Title: The Secret Sisters Club Series: Ginnie West Adventure […]
I am absolutely delighted to welcome author M.L. Tarpley to the blog today to chat about her upcoming middle grade novel, Maylie and the Maze, and how you can help! Author M.L. Tarpley is a kid at heart with an active imagination that she thankfully doesn’t have to rein in […]
Happy Friday! And welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring the first line of Sulwe written by Lupita Nyong’o & illustrated by Vashti Harrison! Y’all […]
I’m excited today to welcome A.S. Mackey to the blog to chat about her newly released middle grade novel, The Edge of Everywhen! A.S. Mackey’s first foray into writing took place when she was an elementary school kid in Smyrna, Georgia. Her debut “book” was a Steno pad full of […]
Hi friends! We’re winding down our look at all the delicious new books coming out this season …. and I resign myself to blissfully abandoning all hope of ever catching up! lol. Today we’re looking at Mid 2020 Speculative & Youth Fiction New Releases. Here is the schedule of posts […]
Welcome to the Blog Blitz and Giveaway for the Dream Horse Adventures series by Susan Count, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Last week, I spotlighted the first three books in the series – Today I’m looking at the newest book Selah’s Stolen Dream! Title: Selah’s Stolen Dream Series: Dream Horse […]
Hi friends! It’s time for a new season of new books! At the start of each new publishing season, I find myself buried a little deeper beneath my TBR pile (the term ‘pile’ is misleadingly small), and the early 2020 crop of new releases is positively magnificent. So long, all […]
Happy Friday after Christmas! And welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring the first line of one of my fave books, no matter the season […]
today’s book: millie’s christmas by kathy mckinsey As I said earlier today, Christmas is only FIVE DAYS AWAY!!! This week I’m wrapping up my annual blog series spotlighting new and recently-released Christmas reads. Christmas books make me happy! So… snuggle in, grab your fave hot beverage and comfiest blanket, turn […]
The Barn Quilt on tour with Celebrate Lit THE BARN QUILT GENRE: Children’s Book / Christmas PUBLISHER: Redemption Press RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2019 PAGES: 26 Farmer Max and Miz Patti have a big red barn on their Maple Shade Farm, but one thing is missing—they need a barn quilt. But what pattern should they hang on the side of their barn? The pineapple […]
THE PERFECT SEAT GENRE: Children’s Picture Book PUBLISHER: Disney Hyperion RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2019 PAGES: 32 This child and their parent are almost ready for story time–but first, they must find the perfect seat! This cozy picture book by Drawn Together author Minh Lê takes readers through various opposites […]
Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is our auto-buy authors, those authors whose books you add to your Amazon cart as soon as they are available for pre-order. Now, if I were to talk about my Christian Fiction authors, this list would easily be 100 authors long. And while […]
Eep! Y’all! Amy Parker is here today, to talk about her book Night Night Bible Stories! Amy Parker has written and co-written more than fifty books for children, teens, and adults, with 1.8 million copies sold. She has collaborated with authors ranging from New York Times bestsellers to her very […]
Hi friends! It’s time for a new season of new books! ALL THE GREAT BOOKS! I was officially born with a reading list I will never finish. Here is the schedule of posts for the week so you can zero in on your fave genre! Monday: Contemporary Fiction (non-Amish & […]
Children’s literature has always had a special place in my heart – first, as a child; then as an elementary teacher, and now as a cool aunt. That’s why I’m excited to welcome Daphne Self to the blog today to talk about her new children’s book The Case of the […]