Lawson is back again with her humorous and poignant observations about life, mental health, and life in rural Texas. SYNOPSIS From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety.As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers... Continue Reading →
Three Dutch teenagers use the invisibility of their age and gender to join and successfully support the resistance in German occupied Netherlands during WWII. SYNOPSIS Told for the very first time, the astonishing true story of three fearless female resisters during WWII whose youth and innocence belied their extraordinary daring in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. It... Continue Reading →
Scotland is certainly on the top of my travel wish list. But, the armchair adventures I went on with these two through the lands and history of Scotland is nearly as good as the real thing! SYNOPSIS Two Men. One Country. And a lot of whisky.As stars of "Outlander", Sam and Graham eat, sleep and... Continue Reading →
It is the last day of November which means another wonderful month of NonFiction reading has come to an end. Thank goodness for this prompt which gives me a huge TBR bump for my 2022 NonFiction reading selections. Week 5: (November 29-December 3) — New to My TBR with Jaymi at The OC Bookgirl: It’s been... Continue Reading →
Oh, I have been excited for this prompt all month! This is the most fun thing about NonFiction - books that take you on a journey that seems so unbelievable you think it simply cannot be true. Week 4: (November 22-26) – Stranger Than Fiction with Christopher at Plucked from the Stacks: This week we’re focusing on... Continue Reading →
Week 3: (November 16-20) – Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert is hosted by Veronica @ The Thousand Book Project Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put the call... Continue Reading →
A selection of books that I either won't review at all or won't be able to give a solo review to because there just isn't enough to talk about. GREENLIGHTS by Matthew McConaughey I am endlessly curious as to why certain books are rapidly and always available at my library while I wait and wait... Continue Reading →
I didn't want to read this book but now that I have I want everyone to read it. This is an amazing and short look at the powerful gift of fear and how it can keeps us safe. I must say - this book does not shy away from terrifying situations so if you have... Continue Reading →
This is the week that gives me the most envy when I read other blogger's beautiful combinations. I always feel like I'm bringing wilted salad to the fancy dinner party. You all with your beautiful combinations are inspiring! THE PROMPT Week 2: (November 8-12) – Book Pairing with Katie at Doing Dewey: This week, pair up a... Continue Reading →
Nonfiction November Week 1: Your Year in NonFiction Week 1: (November 1-5) – Your Year in Nonfiction with Rennie at What’s Nonfiction: Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions – What was your favorite nonfiction read of the year? Do you have a particular topic you’ve been attracted... Continue Reading →
Reading the classics, CanLit, and everything else. In bed.
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