You're probably getting pretty bored and more than a little stir crazy if you're doing the right thing and self isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic. I can't stop the isolation or the pandemic. I'd be happy to if I could. In light of that, what you really need is a book that you just can't put down. I can suggest these 25 enthralling thrillers … [Read more...]
Books to Cuddle Up with During Winter Break
It’s finally Winter Break! After a whole semester of busting your tail and slugging through assigned reading, you can finally read something you want. Winter Break gives us a good excuse to grab a soft blanket, a hot beverage and curl up on the sofa or in our favorite chair to read. The only problem is deciding what to read. A lot of you … [Read more...]
My Favorite Books of October
There is nothing like cuddling under a blanket on the sofa, reading a good book and drinking a hot beverage. The colder months almost always mean I feel like I spend more time reading. It's ironic, because I don't necessarily read more books during the winter. I read a ton during my summers off and during summer travel. But I still feel like I … [Read more...]
My Favorite Books of February
Multiple conventions and Spring Break have me a little behind in posting my monthly book post, but I still read and loved three nonfiction and one fiction book in February. Below are my reviews of my favorite books of the nine I read last month. My Sister Milly My Sister Milly by Gemma Dowler is the story of her family's struggle … [Read more...]
My Favorite Book of January
I've apparently been entirely too giving with "A"s. I'm sure my students would disagree, but it seems I'm much more giving when rating books than I am with grading student work. I gave 11 non-fiction books and 35 fiction books perfect grades in 2017. I noticed that some of my friends only gave a few books perfect grades for the year, leading … [Read more...]
My 35 Favorite Fiction Books of 2017
Someone is usually killing, murdered, raped, or running from someone in the books I love. I'm not sure what attracts me so much to thrillers and mysteries, but there definitely is a pattern to the books I read. I read 105 books in 2017. Of those, I gave 35 fiction books a perfect grade, meaning they stood out to me as exceptional above all of … [Read more...]
My 11 Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2017
I read 105 books in 2017. Of those, I gave 11 non-fiction books perfect grades, meaning they stood out to me as exceptional above all of the other non-fiction books I read. In short, if you're going to read non-fiction, these are the books I highly recommend reading. My favorite non-fiction books of 2017 are an interesting mix of true crime, … [Read more...]