We have officially launched our first BookNerds club box and I have to admit... I am very excited about it!! I am a sucker for a good subscription box and if that box includes a personally selected book... I love it even more. That's why I was happy to be a part of...
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Books on a Theme: Royal Romances
There is something undeniably romantic about a royal wedding. The millions of people who watched Diana marry Prince Charles, and then watched his sons marry the women they fell in love with are proof that people really do fall in love with royals in love. Romance...
My favorite Bingeable Book Series
I love a good binge watch. There’s nothing quite so satisfying to me as the feeling of knowing the next episode is instantly available. I might not watch them back to back, but I know it’s there just waiting for me. I’m the same way with a book series. Finding a great...
My Most Anticipated Spring Books 2021
These books are the ones that I am most looking forward to reading this spring. Some of the books on this list have come out recently and some of them are still coming out within the next few weeks.Books That Came Out in April Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez(April...
My Favorite Reads 2020/21
In the midst of the pandemic, I found that I struggled with reading heavy, serious books. It was very hard to focus on a story when so much was happening in the world around us. Much of my list features heartwarming reads because they were what I could manage to use...
2022 Abe Lincoln Nominees + FAQs
I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the Lincoln Award and the Lincoln Nominee list for 2022 and answer some FAQs. What is the Lincoln Award? The Lincoln award is given to the book from the master list of 20 titles that gets the most student votes! What books...
Backlist Recommendation: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
Published in 1992. Mystery. Get it: In our catalog On Overdrive (for Media on Demand patrons only) Death at La Fenice is one of those wonderful mystery series starters for a category of mystery I think of as "the setting is almost more important than the story"....
Bookish Conversations: Izabel and Ang talk Sarah J Maas
From time to time, when a bookish topic is provoking lots of conversation amongst us, we’ll be posting some of that discussion as a blog post. In this edition of Bookish Conversations, Readers’ Advisors Ang and Izabel discuss author Sarah J Maas... Ang: Okay,...
Paranormal Romance
When you think of paranormal romance (PR), you might automatically think of love with a vampire or werewolf, Twilight-style. However, PR features romantic relationships with a whole array of supernatural beings, be it a shapeshifter, ghost, angel, demon, fairie, etc....
Authors We Love: Leigh Bardugo
I love Leigh Bardugo and frequently say that I wish she was my best friend. Her Stevie Nicks inspired wardrobe and affinity for black lipstick and big crystals is a vibe I aspire to. Plus she’s created some amazing worlds and characters that I constantly find myself...