An ideal bookshelf is a painting of the books that most represent you, the books you love the most. What's on yours?

This biography by Alison Gilbert and Julia Scheeres tells of Elsie Robinson who became a writer with 20 million readers in the mid 1900s.

Educators hoped that the effects of the pandemic would diminish and reading scores would begin to climb again, but the opposite is true.

If you love books, you must have Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany! by author/illustrator, Jane Mount. I

Try it and you might feel what I do: a haunting fear of what man can do to destroy our beautiful natural world.

What happened to me that I stopped "enjoying" and started judging every book? Was I a book snob?

I love a good mystery, so when BOM promoted The God of the Woods, I ordered it. So glad I did! This is a whodunit well worth your time!

A deep read that showcases one couple's devotion, their courage to fight for freedom, and the impact of a law that divided a nation.

You can never read enough, but if you're looking for meaningful books, here are my favorite reads of 2024. Great for you in 2025!

He is taking credit — with a wink and jolly guffaw — for work he doesn’t do. Mrs. Claus is home slaving away, paying attention to details.

Gabrielle Zevin's novel, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, highlights the value of true friendship in creative partnerships.

Picoult's 2024 novel, By Any Other Name focuses on the contemporary issue of gender inequality, a powerful topic, to be sure.

By the end of the book, you trust no one and yet have an understanding of the influence the stock market wielded in the early 1900s.

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is a powerful story not limited to one genre. It's a mystery, love story, and crime thriller.

Lisa See's, Lady Tan's Circle of Women shows what it was like when what mattered for women was beauty and ability to produce a male heir.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon, was filled with compelling characters and meaningful backstories.

Geraldine Brooks is the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author. Her novel, The Secret Chord, about the life of the Biblical King David, wowed me.

Jayne Anne Phillips' novel, Night Watch, takes the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for fiction...(Even though I was sure it would be North Woods!

National Tolkien Reading Day takes me back to my childhood. I remember Mrs. Handy reading The Hobbit and teaching me the joy of storytelling

Valerie Perrin's novel, Fresh Water for Flowers is a different kind of love story, a poignant look at grief, loss, and affairs of the heart.