Two wonderful things happened 17 years ago today: my awesome nephew was born, and I started this blog! I had recently begun reviewing books ...

My last book read in December 2022 was, appropriately, The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer. This was a departure for me, as I don't normall...

No, this isn't a duplicate post from two weeks ago! The first new mail provider I tried using, Mailchimp, didn't work for me because...

Despite all my best efforts, I am still a bit late wrapping up my 2020 reading year, but here it is--I had another great reading year! First...

Lots of books under the tree! It's always a bookish Christmas at our house, and this year was no exception! My husband, our oldest son, ...

I have fallen behind in sharing my columns and reviews published at Shelf Awareness here, so I thought today - Halloween - was a good day...

Kayaking on Prince Edward Lake in Twin Lakes State Park, VA Happy Earth Day, all! Sorry I have been absent - we took a much-needed week ...

I just wanted to share with you one of my new freelance writing jobs: writing From My Shelf columns for Shelf Awareness ' twice-weekly...