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All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg

I stopped by a thrift store last winter and happened to arrive during their big book clearance event. They marked down all their books...

Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker

I know during this time in our lives, post-apocalyptic books have risen in popularity, but I actually read this book last year. I was...

Kindred by Octavia E Butler

While I was in college studying to get my degree in history, I took several English classes. I love to read of course, and I also...

Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon

I remember taking a poetry class in high school and it was for one semester. During that time, I was taught not only what poetry was, but...

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

I enjoy a good psychological thriller from time to time, especially when there is a mystery to be solved. I don't watch horror and rarely...

Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

Historical fiction is a genre that seems to have something for everyone. Some stories are based simply based in a certain time period...

Star Stories by Anita Ganeri

Understanding of the night sky is something that people across the centuries have worked toward. They have created legends and myths to...

A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

Set in 1932 England, this is an interesting snapshot of the time between the wars. Violet Speedwell is a spinster working as a typist at...

The Seagull by Ann Cleeves

This is book number 8 in Ann Cleeves Vera Stanhope series. If you enjoy crime/mystery novels with lots of twists and turns, red herrings...

Model by Cheryl Diamond

Memoirs are one of my favorite kinds of books to read. I love understanding one person's life and seeing their opinion of the world...

Dreamtreaders by Wayne Thomas Batson

Young adult fantasy is not my go-to-genre, but sometimes I want something with a little more action. In many cases, YA fantasy authors...

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