On My Bookshelf...

The Postcard by Tony Abbott is more of a middle-grade novel than Young Adult. I learned of this book after reading a terrific review on Lesa...

I received an ARC of Fragment from Random House through Shelf Awareness. This book was touted as the next Jurassic Park or The Ruins. I have...

The very first YA Book Carnival begins today! At On My Bookshelf, we are excited to host a giveaway of two fantastic YA novels, courtesy o...

Today's Picture Book Thursday is all about two summer releases courtesy of Penguin Young Readers. All of Baby: Nose to Toes by Victori...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your cu...

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: Reading does not get better than this! The story begins in 1950s rural England,...

Bloomsbury USA was kind enough to send me a review copy of Hale's second book for adults (after Austenland, a fun Jane Austen-infused ...

The Writing Class is almost indescribably good, but I'm going to ramble on and on about it anyway. Amy Gallup was a novelist, but sh...

Often, I read a summary of a book and know immediately that it's a perfect fit for me. Sometimes...I'm wrong. The Girl Who Stoppe...

I haven't posted a Mailbox Monday post in awhile. So I thought I would get this up here. :-) I won Testimony by Anita Shreve in book bl...

Lenore over at Presenting Lenore has an awesome giveaway going! Head over there to find out how you can win 3 books: Catching Fire by Suzan...

I was fortunate to receive a copy of Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle And Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino from Roaring Broo...

Gilda Joyce: The Dead Drop by Jennifer Allison: This is the fourth in an entertaining mystery/paranormal series for the 9-12 crowd, feat...

I'm planning on doing a little reorganizing around here (or rather, I'm enlisting my husband to lug around our bookshelves in the ho...

This was our book club pick for April (I'm a little behind...hee hee). It took me awhile to get in the right mood to read it. But once I...

I think I could almost start a "World War II Wednesday" regular feature here. I cannot believe how many books there are based duri...

While on vacation last week, I finished up the last two books currently out in the Ophelia and Abby series by Shirley Damsgaard. #5 The Witc...

Presenting Lenore has TWO YA prize packs up for grabs! Enter the reality prize pack draw right here and enter the fantasy prize pack draw ...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your cu...

Internal Affairs by Connie Dial : In general, I'm more concerned with the story than the biography of the author telling it, but in t...