(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

(c.) 2015 by Enclave Publishing Title: A Time to Speak (Out of Time #2) Author: Nadine Brandes Published: 2015 by Enclave Publishing About the Book: "What happens when you live longer than you wanted to? Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she's

I briefly reviewed this gorgeous manga series during my 2014 wrap-up.  But for this Throwback Thursday, here is my full review of A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 written originally for my Special Topics in Librarianship: The Graphic Novel class in December 2014. 1.

"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: Cosplay in Libraries: How to Embrace Costume Play in Your Library Author: Ellyssa Kroski Release Date: October 23, 2015 by Rowman &

Title: Knit, Purl, Pray: 52 Devotions for the Creative Soul  Author: Lisa Bogart Published: 2015 by Worthy Publishing Group About the Book: "The knitter knows that the time spent creating something beautiful and useful can also be a time to be quiet and

Author Nadine Brandes I've recently come to know YA dystopian author Nadine Brandes through my blogging and am very excited to have the opportunity to interview her today and be a part of her launch team for her latest book, A Time to

So super excited to see that they got a new teen voice actress from Hawaii for the title role in Disney's upcoming animated feature, Moana!  14-year-old Auli'i Carvalho's debut film will be Walt Disney Animation's 56th --check out the announcement video below. Due