Here is the winner, and runners up, to the Goodread's Reader's Choice Award for 2013's Young Adult Fiction. I apparently have no...

I love graphic novels, and read as many as I can get my hands on. Unfortunately, I still do not read as many as I would like. Here is the wi...

I am glad to say that I have read a good number of these, and most of the others are already on my to be read list. Did the Goodread's m...

I tend not to write reviews on the short stories or books that are deep into a series. But I thought a weekly wrap up post about other thin...

On Saturday I had my very first guest post. I rambled on about reading series, and the pitfalls and successes that are prevalent in those bo...

Ever get the feeling that you live or work in a zoo, and that you are not only a captive but also the keeper? While I often feel that way at...

Y is for you, the readers of this blog, my fellow A to Z challengers, and those in search of a good book. Thank you for reading, commenting,...

X is for Xerox (I was having issues coming up with a topic, so be aware that I will twist this word around). Just about everyone has used, o...

W is for words. There is an almost endless supply of words at out disposal, endless really if you consider all the misspellings and made up ...

V is for villain, a character that can make or break any story. A story that has great tension, heroes, humor, and everything else a reader ...

U is for unique. Anyone that reads a lot is bound to run into books that feel familiar, even if they are new reads by a new author. Some the...

T is for Test. Testing does not stop with school. Every single day includes tests. Tests of your limits, abilities, patience, endurance, and...

S is for Singing, my first love. I know, I know- you all thought reading was my first. But I could sing before I could read (even if I did s...

Are you shocked that my R is not for reading? I am, a little. It almost was, but I wanted to do something different than I did last year dur...

Q is for Quest. Is it ironic that I have been quietly questing and questioning what to write about for some of the more challenging letters ...

P is for patience, something I lack. I often am too eager to hear the end of a story, to know than answer. Too eager for my kids to get dres...

O is for options. Lately I have been pondering options, and taking steps to make the most of the opportunities those options allow me. I hav...

N is for noise. On this first day of spring break for my preschoolers, I am in for a week full of noise. I am steeling myself.I am already h...

M is for mistake. I am good at mistakes, I make plenty of them and always have. But, I like to think that I lear from them and find new mist...

L is for Lost. Have you even woken up feeling lost and listless? There are days when I get up and go about doing all the things I need to do...