Book Reviews

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with interesting women, Women's History Month

Surprisingly (or not so surprisingly), Women’s History Month dates only back to 1981, when Congress passed Pub. L 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with authors, book recommendations, indie publishers, new releases

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with taxes

April 15th will be here before you know it. That means it is time to <cue spooky music> COMPLETE YOUR FEDERAL TAX RETURNS!! (Virginia tax returns aren’t due until May […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Nico D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Teens

In honor of African American History Month, I decided to showcase some fantastic new releases from African American authors. Books by these authors don’t always get the recognition they deserve […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens

I am particularly drawn to a good, dark read during the winter months.  Something about the extended hours of darkness and the cold, crisp air really gets me in the […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with boycott, ebooks, embargo, macmillan

Posted about 6 years ago by Nico D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Teens | Tagged with authors, awards, local

Meg Medina, an author with awards aplenty (all well-deserved!), is a first generation Cuban-American who grew up in Queens, New York. From her website we learn that “when she’s not […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens

There are very few things in life that I geek out about.  Meeting a very awesome author like Lamar Giles is one of them.  Giles is a two-time Edgar Award […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with reading challenge

As you all know, I completed the 2019 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge this past year. This is not the first book challenge I’ve attempted, but it is the first […]