Hiya Bookworms! I’ve been binge reading romantic comedies recently, and I’m proud to admit it. I was just chatting with a friend and described my recent reads as, “Just delicious. The same warm fuzzies as Hallmark movies but infinitely wittier and, dare I say? More charming!” I read a lot, obviously, and I enjoy most… Read more »
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Greetings Bookworms! I’m in a weird head space right now, y’all. I’ve had “Copacabana” playing in my head all day and decided that “Oubliette Gazette” would be a great newsletter name for people trapped in secret sunken trap door prisons. Until, that is, I was reminded that people in oubliettes don’t really get the luxury… Read more »
Stuff! Things!
Howdy Bookworms, On the off chance my husband reads my blog, he’s probably going to be annoyed by the title. One day when Sam was very small, I was upstairs nursing. I heard clattering and muttering from downstairs and asked what was going on. My eloquent husband responded with an agitated “Stuff fell!” And I… Read more »
Reading Books, Lifting Flaps
Hiya Bookworms! This is probably the least surprising thing about me, but I LOVE reading stories to little kids. One of the things I looked most forward to when I imagined having a child was the bedtime stories. Reading in our house is not confined to bedtime by any means, but since my husband and… Read more »
It’s Been 84 Years…
Hey There Bookworms, This week has felt 84 years long. I’ve seen things, y’all. I’ve aged. Let’s talk. FIRST: I live in Central Illinois, and, as you may have heard, the entirety of the Midwestern US has been afflicted with the Polar Vortex. It sounds ominous because it IS. We’ve had wind chills of -50… Read more »
A Reading Recap
Hey Bookworms! I meant to write this up last week, but my week was derailed by a sweet little boy with a stomach bug. I mean, they tell you that when you put your kids in daycare they’re going to get sick a lot, but I don’t think that really sinks in until your vacation… Read more »
Are Grover from Sesame Street and Kirk from Gilmore Girls THE SAME CHARACTER?
Hey Y’all, This post is not about books but it’s been rattling around in my brain for a while now. If you follow any of my social media, you’ll know that the tiny perfect human I created is a big Sesame Street fan. It makes me really happy that he likes the show because it… Read more »
Flotsam and Jetsam
Howdy Bookworms! I’m feeling a little bit of blogging mojo these days, so I’m just going to roll with it. Let’s recap the week, shall we? Also, if you didn’t immediately picture Ursula’s minions from The Little Mermaid when you read the title of this post, I’m not sure we can be friends anymore. Kidding…. Read more »
Come for the Man-Eating Hippos, Stay for the Diverse Character Representation
Hiya Bookworms! I mentioned in last week’s Brain Dump that I’d picked up River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey because the premise was so bonkers to me. A quick recap for you: In the 1800s there was a very REAL proposal within the US government to import hippos into the Louisiana bayou and farm them… Read more »
New Year, New Brain Dump
Heyyyyyyyy Bookworms! I’ve started and not finished oodles of blog posts. Seriously, you should see my drafts folder. Part of it is that I’ve gone so long without blogging regularly that I’m overwhelmed with the amount of books I’ve read and not discussed. Part of it is that 80% of my brain is consumed by… Read more »