Hi Everybody, Last September, I wrote a blog about my travels to Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, and Canada. In that same month, I traveled to a different part of Northern Michigan to a town called Manistee, so I could celebrate my birthday with a dear friend. During that weekend, she took me to a Carnegie LibraryContinue reading “Literary Travel – Northern Michigan Edition”
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Sputnik Sweetheart Book Review
Haruki Murakami is one author that I’ve wanted to read for awhile. For those who don’t know, he is one of the most prolific Asian authors of the last few decades. His work has been translated all across the globe and adapted into several movies, including the Oscar-nominated Drive My Car. Recently, I finally readContinue reading “Sputnik Sweetheart Book Review”
Interview with J.D. Barker
Full disclosure: this interview has been edited for clarification. Hello Everybody! We got something special for you all on Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything today. We have a guest, who is a New Times Bestselling author of many titles, including his latest Something I Keep Upstairs. Please welcome, J.D. Barker! Hi J.D.,Continue reading “Interview with J.D. Barker”
Hive Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Mindbuck Media Publicity in exchange for an honest review. It’s been about a year since I read a time-travel romance. The last one I looked at was The 23rd Hero by Rebecca Ann Nguyen, which involved going back in time toContinue reading “Hive Book Review”
The Bluest Eye Book Review
Content warning: this review discusses racism and sexual assault. I have read books by many famous authors, but there has been one that has eluded me until now: Toni Morrison. She is one of the most prolific African-American authors and wrote some of the most well-known titles in the late twentieth century. These include Sula,Continue reading “The Bluest Eye Book Review”
Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2024
Hi Everybody!! Today is the last Monday of the year! You know what that means? It’s the 5th annual year-end countdown of books* I reviewed in 2024! I can’t believe that I’ve been doing these countdowns for 5 years now. Each year, I find new batches of books* to include on both lists. *This alsoContinue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2024”
Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Review
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt has undoubtedly become one of the most popular books to come out in the last two years. And, it’s not hard to see why. It had an octopus as one of the narrators. What other novel has a creature like that? I finally read it recently, and IContinue reading “Remarkably Bright Creatures Book Review”
Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review
When I was a Children’s Librarian, we prepared Battle of the Books for 5 months. To plan ahead or so to speak, I tried to read all of the titles that we selected. I was able to see why they were chosen, especially Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty. It was a good,Continue reading “Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review”
Literary Travel – Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, and Canada Edition
Hi Everybody, Over this summer, I went to a few places that I have never gone before. Each of them had a bookstore that I had to check out. Today, I’ll show them all to you. All of the photos used, except for one, were ones that I took. First up is the Elkhart LakeContinue reading “Literary Travel – Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, and Canada Edition”
Literary Travel – Las Vegas Edition
Hi Everyone! About six months ago, my husband and I traveled to Las Vegas, so he could attend the Consumers Electronics Show. Like the previous trip, neither of us had been there before. While he was writing articles about the latest technologies, I decided to do the most sinful thing I could do while inContinue reading “Literary Travel – Las Vegas Edition”
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