The Best Cozy Mystery Series 1. Miss Marple by Agatha Christie The original Mistress of Mysteries is also the queen of the cozy mystery. Her Miss Marple series follows a woman in a small town with an uncanny knack for solving crimes. 2. Witchcraft Mysteries by Juliet Blackwell Juliet Blackwell’s series sounds like the result of a thought experiment about what would happen if Sabrina Spellman grew up to become an amateur detective....
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup Solomon Northup was a free man born and raised in New York living the American dream with a house, a wife, and two children until he his drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery. 12 Years a Slave is Northup’s account of the years he spent in the deep south before he was able to reach his friends and family. Despite the memoir’s commercial success, Northup earned little and his ultimate fate is still a mystery....
Beach Reads Available Now Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey Georgie organizes children’s parties, much to the disappointment of her ambitious parents. She also hasn’t been on a date since, well…ever. Nobody’s asking the town clown out for a night of hot sex, that’s for sure. To spice up her reputation and convince her parents she’s an adult, Georgie decides to pretend she’s having a steamy affair. And who better to help demolish that image than Travis, former pro baseball player turned house flipper?...
As a former elementary school teacher, I remember my favorite part of every day was the time I spent reading aloud to my students. I loved gathering on the carpet and watching them lean in as if we were sharing a secret. I loved reading chapter books during stolen moments like the few minutes before lunch or those precious final moments of the school day. There was nothing quite like the moment when I’d stop and place a bookmark and all the students would protest and beg for one more page....
I’ve defined ‘short’ here as ‘about 200 pages or less’ (readable in one sitting), and used pretty much the canonical perception of ‘classic’ whilst also promoting diverse voices. These short classic books are perfect for anyone who’s been wanting to increase their classics intake but just hasn’t found the time! Best Short Classic Books: Under 200 Pages #1. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 96 pages This 1898 horror novella features an unnamed governess who’s hired to care for Miles and Flora, a pair of young orphans....
So I’m sharing some of my favorite world history books here. Some of them cover overall history of an area, or the overall history of us. Some of them put historical events side by side to make it easier to comprehend that a lot of this stuff was quite literally happening at the same time. Others are what I like to refer to as “domino history,” where you follow one item or idea throughout history and see the effect it has had, how one thing that seemed so insignificant and unrelated to everything else allowed empires to be built....
The exciting inclusion of Hilary Mantel’s last novel in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy has already garnered much attention. Mantel has won the Booker for the trilogy’s previous two novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, and the literary world will be watching to see if she’ll win for The Mirror and the Light as well. Mantel is one of only four authors to win the Booker twice, alongside Margaret Atwood, Peter Carey, and JM Coetzee....
In addition to the regular awards, three special awards were given to three authors for their particular contributions to LGBTQ+ literature and publishing. Poet Jericho Brown was awarded the Lambda Literary’s Trustee Award, which is given each year to a person who has “broken new ground in the field of LGBTQ literature and culture.” Playwright Jane Wagner was given the 2020 Visionary Award, which honors someone whose work and writing has contributed to the LGBTQ+ community in lasting, tangible ways....
The judging panel for this year’s edition of the National Book Awards includes Alan Michael Parker, Emily Pullen, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Charles Yu for Fiction; Eula Biss, Aaron John Curtis, Nell Painter, Kate Tuttle, and Jerald Walker for Nonfiction; Don Mee Choi, Natalie Diaz, Matthea Harvey, A. Van Jordan, and Ilya Kaminsky for Poetry; Jessie Chaffee, Sergio de la Pava, Madhu H. Kaza, Achy Obejas, and Stephen Snyder for Translated Literature; and Pablo Cartaya, Traci Chee, Leslie Connor, Cathryn Mercier, and Ibi Zoboi for Young People’s Literature....
Emily Dickinson Quotes on Love Oh the Earth was made for lovers, for damsel, and hopeless swain, You love me—you are sure— Wild Nights—Wild Nights! Were I with thee Wild Nights should be Our luxury! We are the only poets, and everyone else is prose. —from a letter to Susan Emily Dickinson Quotes on Hope “Hope” is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all— Either the Darkness alters— Or something in the sight Adjusts itself to Midnight— And Life steps almost straight....
An adorable, sketchy, baby-like Pooh of Winnie-the-Pooh! A post shared by ㊅ LEO ㍿ (@huamary) on Feb 6, 2020 at 1:03am PST I love this stunning, minimal line art of Anne of Green Gables’s Anne Shirley. A post shared by @ pandzister on Jan 30, 2020 at 6:57am PST Take a page out of Goodnight Moon for some bedtime-inspired ink. A post shared by Jill Pickle (@jillpicklepants) on Mar 18, 2014 at 11:56am PDT Then there’s this elaborate homage to Where the Wild Things Are....
While many times people assume that readers would simply like books for Christmas, let us pause right there. Books as gifts are not the only way to go. There are actually a variety of gift options that move beyond spines and pages. Think about the bibliophiles in your life: some readers expertly flaunt their love of reading through posting Bookstagram content. They may appreciate props with the right aesthetic. Others might desire something practical, like delicious tea or a cozy blanket with a bookish bent....
Funny Audiobooks for the Whole Family Farcical Fiction Knee-Slappingly Funny Nonfiction Audiobooks With so much of the world so frightening right now, road trips with your personal bubble are proving to be one of the few safe options remaining to us. So pack your bags, grabs your masks, and load up a handful of these best funny audiobooks to help the miles fly by.
But if you’re a mystery book lover hoping to make the leap into comics with a bit of background, here are three quick recommendations for series to try out, based on your preferred sleuth. If you like Nancy Drew, try Goldie Vance. Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene Goldie Vance, Vol. 1: Hope Larson (writer), Brittney Williams (artist), Sarah Stern (colorist), Jim Campbell (letterer) Goldie Vance is a teenage girl whose father manages the Crossed Palms Resort in St....
Now more than ever, I have a hankering for stories that transport me outside of my current situation. I’ve also been looking for debut authors specifically because they are most likely to be pushed aside by the current media fracas. Not everyone’s books can be pushed to the fall, but it is pretty exciting that these books are coming out now—they’re all super engrossing and really fun. I’m setting myself the goal of continuing to find debut authors and lesser known authors during this time....
Book Riot is teaming up with LitNuts for a chance to win a 1-year subscription to Kindle Unlimited! These three books are all romantic and fun, and they have the added bonus of featuring some well-loved romantic tropes! Check them out! Want more YA holiday stories from years past? We’ve got you covered.
Novel Gazing is your destination for all things literary fiction, bringing you news from the world of fiction, and recommendations for under the radar reads, works in translation, buzzy books, and more. Stay in the know, expand your TBR and your view of literary fiction, and, of course, have some laughs with hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Louise Johnson. Novel Gazing is a biweekly show available wherever you get your podcasts–go listen to episode one now!...
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” “Be yourself and people will like you.” —Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” “Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.” —Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it....
How did we choose the top sci-fi books? This list isn’t scientific, and I certainly didn’t do any math. Instead, following the model of a previous post on top fantasy books, I spent hours poking around on Goodreads to see what books representing the breadth and scope of science fiction rose to the top. To qualify as top sci-fi books and be included on this list, volumes must have an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars and have been rated at least 4,000 times....
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