bookstores Danielle on The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan Sometimes when you're down, whatever higher power you believe in throws you a bone. I call it God, but you might call it Karma or the Universe or George. Whatever
The Book Drop Danielle talks about The Book Drop Let me introduce you to the nice people at Bethany Beach Books. Located in Delaware, this little gem of an independent bookstore is a) super adorable, b) open every day
Urban Fantasy Danielle on Killfile: A Novel by Christopher Farnsworth I zoomed through this novel. It's a fast paced, interesting, highly readable. The concept is this: John Smith can read minds. As you might suspect, the CIA and military think
family Danielle on the Gift of Books My birthday is right after Christmas, so my childhood memories of what I received for Christmas versus what I received for my birthday are a bit blurred. As a result,
reading Danielle on Thanksgiving Dear Book People. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the USA, and it's ... well, to be honest? It's not my favorite holiday. (Food centered celebrations have a tendency to make me
Top 5 lists Danielle on Five Books That Make Great Gifts (Part Two) Let's do this thing! For the person in your life, young adult or otherwise, who likes epic, steampunk-ish, sprawling tales: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer For the person in
murder Danielle on The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer I don't think that you can talk about anything Stephenie Meyer has written without acknowledging Twilight, so let's go ahead and do that, shall we? I don't love Twilight. Before
Urban Fantasy Danielle on The Gentleman by Forrest Leo What’s an excellent but underappreciated (1) poet to do when he runs out of funds? Marry for money, of course! And what should the same poet do when he
harry potter Danielle Says: Everything I Need to Move Forward, I Learned from Harry Potter I woke up this morning in an America that felt very different than the one that I went to sleep in. Intellectually I know that’s not true — all the
Trigger warning Danielle on The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel The Summer That Melted Everything is a debut novel by author Tiffany McDaniel. I feel like I have to say that first thing, because this book has the potential to
Lady Mechanika Dan on Five More Comics I'm Reading Right Now My last comic post was so much fun, I thought I'd do another since I love me some comics. I got a late start in comics, as they weren't something
Music Danielle on Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel I have been under the weather (such an interesting phrase, as I can’t remember ever being OVER the weather? But I digress…) this week. I have had a sinus
Top 5 lists Danielle on Five Books That Make Great Gifts (Part One) Yes, I know, I KNOW. I know that today is Halloween. I know it's ridiculously early to be thinking about the holidays. I KNOW. However, if you're at all like
Sherlock Holmes Danielle on Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz The new season of Sherlock has FINALLLLLLLLY been given an air date (praise all that is holy) and I am excited. So excited, in fact, that I decided to review
The Hike Dan and Danielle on The Hike by Drew Magary Dan On ... I didn't know what to expect from this book. The cover blurb sounded pretty interesting. The cover art was sort of kitschy-weird and mildly off-putting. But, the book
literacy Danielle on the Joy of Rereading Hey there, Book People! I hope that you are reading something awesome, and that the book you are currently spending time with is treating you well. I was a fiend
Magic Dan on Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule This book was referred to me by a friend who is, in turn, friends with the author. I'm so glad that she did. This is a truly special book and
Magic Dan and Danielle on A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky Dan on... Well. This book. It's fucking weird is what it is. And I know weird. I'm weird from back in the day. That isn't to say that I didn't
Vampire Academy Dan on Frostbite by Richelle Mead I'm slowly working my way through the Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series (see my review of the first book, Vampire Academy, if you haven't read it yet). I'm still struggling
Trigger warning Danielle on Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart Trigger Warnings: self-harm, mental illness, child neglect I don't know if you've ever read a book that impacted you so profoundly that you weren't even sure how to speak about
Top 5 lists Dan on Five Comics I'm Reading Right Now These days I read most of my comics on the Comixology app on my iPad Pro. The electronic reading experience for graphic novels has finally matched that of reading on
Top 5 lists Danielle on Five Books You Can Read for Inspiration: The Memoir Edition I love a good memoir. I have toyed with the notion of writing one, but I always get started and then decide that my life isn't that interesting, so it
Urban Fantasy Dan on Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle Peter Beagle has long held a special place in my heart as the creator of The Last Unicorn. I mean a very special place. For years I had a stuffed
The Black Dan on The Black by Paul E. Cooley So. This is messed up. I'm not an author, not at all. Apparently even though I'm not an author, I can still have wicked writer's block. I've been busily reading,
Top 5 lists Danielle on Five Books You Can Read for Halloween I do not love scary movies. In fact, I have a really difficult time with them. There are a few reasons for this, but the major one is that most