In last week's POPSUGAR Reading Challenge update, I mentioned that I was anticipating a very busy week. Those words turned out to be even more accurate than I could have predicted. Last Saturday evening, my grandmother was admitted to the hospital after a fall caused a burst fracture in one of her vertebrae. She underwent…
It's officially the end of Week Seven of the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! How is your reading coming along so far? I started the week by finishing a great cozy mystery, and then spent the rest of the week reading science fiction titles and comic book collections. A book that passes the Bechdel test... The first…
Happy Venom-tine's Day everyone! Today has been a wonderful celebration of my favorite Marvel Comics symbiote. My celebration officially began early this morning with a cup of hot chocolate and a fantastic Venom story. Venom: Lethal Protector, by James R. Tuck, is a novelization of a comic book story originally released in six parts (created…
Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that definitely makes its presence known. Heart-shaped boxes of candy and stuffed animals in various shades of pink have been highly visible on the grocery store shelves since the week after Christmas, many of your favorite treats have been given a…
Hello everyone! I hope that the first full week of February has been a good one. Most of my week has been spent working on a short story entry for a local writing contest, but I've also been able to complete a few more reading prompts for this year's POPSUGAR Reading Challenge. It's been good…
I don't actually work at a public library, but I recently had the opportunity to read a book by a librarian named Gina Sheridan, which was called I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks. I Work at a Public Library is a collection of unusual library encounters with…
While my personal policy is to read books prior to seeing the movie adaptation, there are times when that isn't always possible. This often happens to me because a friend or family member invites me out to see a movie before I've had a chance to read (or finish reading) the book. But sometimes, I…
In last week's post, I mentioned that I was going to be taking a week-long break from focusing on the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge to read purely for my own pleasure. I had initially planned for this to be a light reading week, thinking that I would finish a small number of titles. But as it…
Whether it's an electronic list, or a physical pile, shelf, or bookcase, TBRs can occupy a big space in a reader's life. I don't know about you, but when it comes to my TBRs, I have a serious problem. Not only have I reached the point where multiple bookcases are crammed full of books that…
If you have a Netflix or Amazon Prime account, chances are you've come across a television series called Very British Problems. The series, which had a run of two seasons, is based on a series of books written by Rob Temple. The first book in the series, Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward For Ourselves…
