I mentioned a couple years that I never do the ’52 books in a year’ challenge. I love reading, so I don’t set a number – I just read. It’s difficult sometimes to make reading books a priority when my job is to read stack after stack of student writing. Most of my books tendContinue reading “Books of 2025”
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First Friday Rec: The Small and the Mighty
Title: The Small and the MightyAuthor: Sharon McMahonGenre: nonfiction, history, informativePages: 320Publication Date: Sep 24, 2024StoryGraph* Moods: informative, inspiring, hopefulHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: Armchair Expert interviewOther Books by this author: no others at the time of writing this*StoryGraph also offers content warnings. Description: According to BookShop.Org, “You’ll meet a woman astride a whiteContinue reading “First Friday Rec: The Small and the Mighty”
Scholastic
I was a student who did indeed love school – I still love to learn. That being said – my absolute favorite day was the day the teacher showed up with a stack of those Scholastic catalogs. I’d get to pick out a book. And it was FREE?!?! The other day, I was waiting inContinue reading “Scholastic”
First Friday Rec: Christmas B¡tch
Title: Christmas BitchAuthor: Jack LelkoGenre: fiction, magic realism, Christmas/HolidayPages: 468Publication Date: 2022StoryGraph* Moods: Hopeful, ReflectiveHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: Full disclosure, Jack is my writing bestie. Other Books by Lelko: There is a sequel in the works. 👀*StoryGraph also offers content warnings (though there aren’t any listed for this book). Description: This story followsContinue reading “First Friday Rec: Christmas B¡tch”
First Friday Rec: How to Be Perfect
Title: How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral QuestionAuthor: Michael SchurGenre: Nonfiction, Philosophy, HumorousPages: 304Publication Date: 18 Apr 2023StoryGraph* Moods: How I Stumbled Upon This Book: I’m a fan of his shows The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. When he was interviewed on a podcast (can’t remember if it was Armchair ExpertContinue reading “First Friday Rec: How to Be Perfect”
It’s Halloweeeeen!
I’m gonna be real honest – I don’t do horror. Because I can’t. Call me a wuss – I’m fine with that. I call it having too vivid of an imagination. The things that I read and watch tend to show up in my dreams – probably because of the way I consume things, thinkingContinue reading “It’s Halloweeeeen!”
First Friday Rec: True Biz
Title: True BizAuthor: Sara NovićGenre: Fiction, Contemporary, LiteraryPages: 402Publication Date: 5 Apr 2022StoryGraph* Moods: Informative, Emotional, ReflectiveHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: I want to say Instagram, but I can’t remember for sure. Other Books by this author: Girl at War and America is Immigrants.*StoryGraph also offers content warnings. Description: The title of this novelContinue reading “First Friday Rec: True Biz”
First Friday Rec: Born a Crime
Title: Born a CrimeAuthor: Trevor NoahGenre: Nonfiction, MemoirPages: 289Publication Date: 15 Nov 2016StoryGraph* Moods: Funny, Emotional, ReflectiveHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: I knew of Trevor Noah, but I first saw it wandering through a bookshopOther Books by this author: It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Adapted for Young Readers) and Into the Uncut Grass.*StoryGraphContinue reading “First Friday Rec: Born a Crime”
First Friday Rec: A Darker Shade of Magic
Title: A Darker Shade of MagicAuthor: V. E. SchwabGenre: Fantasy, Fiction, AdventurousPages: 413Publication Date: 24 Feb 2015StoryGraph* Moods: Adventurous, Mysterious, DarkHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: Book ClubOther Books by this author: There are many – the others in this specific series are A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light, and The Fragile ThreadsContinue reading “First Friday Rec: A Darker Shade of Magic”
First Friday Rec: Educated
Title: EducatedAuthor: Tara WestoverGenre: nonfiction, memoir, reflectivePages: 368Publication Date: Feb 8, 2022StoryGraph* Moods: emotional, reflective, inspiringHow I Stumbled Upon This Book: The cover caught my attention while wondering through a bookshop.Other Books by this author: none as of this writing*StoryGraph also offers content warnings. Description: Imagine being seventeen and never having stepped foot into aContinue reading “First Friday Rec: Educated”
Ami Maxine 