This year, Goodreads.com introduced a new feature that breaks down different reading stats based on what books you logged on Goodreads.  I thought it'd be fun to post some screenshots of mine: The average length is a bit lower than I expected, but

I think I've just found a new favorite fantasy author! Title: The Shock of Night (The Darkwater Saga #1) Author: Patrick W. Carr Published: 2015 by Bethany House Publishers About the Book: "When one man is brutally murdered and the priest he works

(c.) 2015 by Kodansha USA Publishing "Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you feature a yet-to-be-released title you're anticipating! Note: I've tried to edit some spoilers from the publisher's summary ... a strength of this manga

I apologize for dropping off the face of the "bloggersphere" again! This past weekend was our state library association’s annual conference and I presented my first LIS academic poster there: “‘Cos It’s More Than Just Play! Engaging Fandom in Public Libraries Through Cosplay.”

(c.) 2015 by Bethany House Title: Darkness Reigns (The Kinsman Chronicles #1, Part 1)  Author: Jill Williamson Published: 2015 by Bethany House About the Book: "Part 1 of Jill Williamson's Epic Fantasy Series, The Kinsman Chronicles. The god of the soil is furious.

I didn't intend to, but I ended up taking a week off of blogging for Thanksgiving (time off from school to relax, spend time with family, and ... work on school assignments). =P  If you celebrated the holiday, I hope you enjoyed it

(c.) 2015 by Three Rivers Press Title: Cheap Chic: 40th Anniversary Edition Authors: Caterine Milinaire & Carol Troy (Foreword by Tim Gunn) Published: 2015 by Three Rivers Press (first published in 1975). About the Book: "Before there were street-style blogs and ‘zines, there

(c.) 2015 Tommy Nelson Publishing Title: War for the Waking World (Dreamtreaders #3) Author: Wayne Thomas Batson Published: 2015 by Tommy Nelson Publishing About the Book: "Would you be willing to fight for your dreams? Fifteen-year-old Archer Keaton has the ability to enter

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you feature a yet-to-be-released title you're anticipating! Title: Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) Author: Marissa Meyer Release Date: November 10, 2015 by Feiwel & Friends 1. I'm guessing this is

(c.) 2015 Bethany House Publichers Title: Chivalrous (Valiant Hearts #2) Author: Dina L. Sleiman Published: 2015 by Bethany House Publishers About the Book: "Strong and adventurous Gwendolyn Barnes longs to be a knight like her chivalrous brothers. However, that is not an option

My first Blog Hop is with an awesome group of bloggers I've come to *know* virtually over the last month, spreading the word about Nadine Brandes’s new dystopian novel, A Time to Speak, which released earlier this month. As you may gather from the

(c.) 2015 by Julie Lessman "Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you feature a yet-to-be-released title you're anticipating! Title: Isle of HopeAuthor: Julie Lessman Release Date: November 1, 2015 by Julie Lessman (self-published). About the Book:

This week's Top Tuesday topic is from The Broke and The Bookish's blog:  "Halloween themed freebie -- your choice (ie. 10 best ghost stories, 10 things that scare you in books, 10 literary Halloween costumes, 10 vampire novels, 10 books that WILL scare

For this Throwback Thursday, another manga review first written for my Special Topics in Librarianship: The Graphic Novel class in December 2014. (c.) 2011 by NBM Publishing Title: Stargazing Dog Creator: Takashi Murakami Published: English version 2011 by NBM Publishing, original Japanese in

"Happy tears are the best tears" - Don't you agree, Mikasa? =) Another Wordless Wednesday!  Going to keep this brief because I've got midterms ... haha.  I got to sample the new Kleenex Pocket Packs that have messages of care printed on them

(c.) 2015 by BrokenSeed Books Title: Secrets Kept (The Hidden Dagger #1) Author: J. L. Mbewe Published: 2015 by BrokenSeed Books, 2013 by AltWit Press About the Book: "With a curse, she will build an army. With the dagger, she will undo the