I wasn't certain of anything anymore, except the New Orleans was a faithless friend and I wanted to leave her. The year is 1950 and...

Alison Pace has made a name for herself in the literary world by writing novels that revolve around dogs (my favorites being Pug Hill an...

I could've sworn I reviewed this book last summer when I read it, but alas, it went unreviewed, which is a crying shame because this b...

The teen years are full of awkward, angst-filled moments. But if you thought your teen years were awkward, you've got nothing on Teen ...

That whole day, being with Willem, being Lulu, it made me realize that all my life I've been living in a small, square room , with no ...

I was disappointed I didn't make it to 100 yet again this year. Granted, I read over 300 books when you count picture books, but still. ...

Before she was known as The Pioneer Woman , Ree Drummond was a city girl through and through.  When Ree decided to uproot her life in L.A....

As does everyone with a book blog this time of year, it's time to reflect on my top faves of the year. I'm not going to categorize t...

"What our students read in school is important; what they read the rest of their lives is more important." High school teacher...

When Anya Balanchine is released from Liberty Children's Facility, she wants nothing more than to go back to school and live a normal,...

Born in Ethiopia and adopted to Swedish parents, Marcus Samuelsson has probably the most interesting and intriguing human-interest stories...

Warning: Bad Taste in Boys spoilers in the first paragraph. Read at your own peril if you haven't read the first book yet.  Kate Gr...

This book is the true story about me and my battle with leukemia and, (spoiler alert) in the en...

You don't know what lonely is until you've asked for a table for one. After discovering a devastating secret about her marriag...

It's the roaring twenties and best friends Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey decide to leave their small town of Defiance, Ohio for the...

For me, planting a garden was a way to help start a national conversation about the health of our children, an issue I care deeply about, ...

They took me in my nightgown.  Thinking back, the signs were there – family photos burned in the fireplace, Mother sewing her best silve...