Ten Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By

Until last year, Goodreads featured one of my favorite reading tools: users could view the most popular authors from their list of read books—the writers they had read the most books by. It would have come in handy for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, since that’s the theme. But good news! Turns out, I can

It’s a Long Year: Ten Releases for the Second Half of 2020

The first half of the year has come and gone … and, well, who among us hasn’t felt every second of it? But good news! There’s more. And with the next half comes an abundance of great new book releases. So for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, here are ten books I’m hoping will get

Who’s Who: Thirteen Picture Book Biographies

Top Ten Tuesday is turning ten this week, so big congratulations and thank you to Jana for keeping things running! I only started participating this year, so I’ve missed out on a ton of great topics over the years. Fortunately, this week’s theme is a bit of a grab bag, so I’m featuring a topic

Coming Up Next: Ten Books from My Summer 2020 TBR Pile

I’ve never been the kind of reader who plans ahead. Finding my next read is never that hard—I just grab whatever sounds right at the time. For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, though, I was tasked with finding books I’d love to check out this summer. Will I actually stick to this plan? Who’s to

Ten Books Plucked from the TBR Stacks

2020 has been the year for weeding my to-be-read pile. Honestly, it was either do that or risk it toppling over on me. Good news: since January, it’s gone from over 500 books all the way down to 200. Some I read, others I crossed out because—well, I wasn’t sure why I wanted to read

Grab Some Sun and a Book: Ten Beach Reads

Temperatures are climbing and the humidity is rising. Yup, summer is definitely well on its way. Normally, there’s no better way to beat the heat than a trip to the beach and some fun in the waves. So for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, here are ten reads to keep you company in the sand.

Making a Good Impression: Ten Great Opening Lines

While I’m always on the lookout for a book with an ending that lingers in my mind long after I’ve closed the cover, it has to have a beginning worth getting past. Those first lines carry so much weight, setting the stage and giving me the first inkling of world I’ll be spending, oftentimes, tens-of-thousands

Books of Many Colors: Seven Covers That Span the Rainbow

A book cover doesn’t make or break a book for me, but a great one certainly doesn’t hurt either! After all, if I’m carrying a book around for hours or even days, then cover art I actually enjoy looking at is nice. And if I’m searching for a new read in a pile of books

Uncomfortable Reading: Ten Books I’m Glad I Finished

While a happy beginning, middle, and end is always comforting, that’s often not how stories work—and it’s certainly not how life functions. Some of the best, most compelling books are the ones that aren’t afraid to explore the dark patches that sprout up from history, though that doesn’t always make them easy to read. So

‘Sorry, I’m Busy’: Ten Books Better Than Any Party

Sure, going to a party can be a ton of fun, but what’s better than curling up at home with a book? Well, probably a few things. Namely … curling up at home with a great book. So for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, just say ‘no’ to your friends, cancel the reservations, ignore your