Book Recs: Reading Beyond the Bestseller List: YA Fantasy Picks for the Reluctant Reader We love a good Leigh Bardugo moment. And if you saw the recent New York Times list highlighting some of her top fantasy recommendations, you know it’s full of beloved, bestselling fantasy powerhouses. These books have […]
Once upon a time, two runners met while training for the Marathon Weekend Dopey Challenge in 2023. That shared passion for running, books, and Disney magic blossomed into a love story worthy of its own fairy tale. Fast forward to 2025 I proposed to Alyssa during the Marathon Weekend 5K […]
Book Recs: Books to Read After Sunrise on The Reaping If you’ve just survived the gripping pages of Sunrise on the Reaping, and you’re looking for your next heart-pounding, page-turning, thought-provoking adventure, you’re in the right place. I don’t know about you but I may never recover after reading Haymitch’s […]
Feature: Your Outie Reads YA Who else has a Waffle Party planned for tonight? Yes, it is equally the best and worst day of the year – the S2 Severance finale. While we will be eagerly awaiting whenever the next season comes (and it BETTER), we know there is a […]
It’s that time of year again—#TeamBookCrushin’s Favorite Reads of 2024 are here! These are the books that stood out to us the most from everything we read this year. Remember, favorite is a personal qualifier, and there’s no one-size-fits-all criteria—just books we absolutely loved during our reading journey in 2024. […]
Middle Grade Monday: Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer Today’s #MiddleGradeMonday is full of PRIDE! Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer is a graphic novel that follows two nonbinary teens learning to find themselves while making friends at orchestra camp. I absolutely adore this cover and the artwork style is so clean […]
Middle Grade Monday: The Sherlock Society by James Ponti On this Middle Grade Monday we are sharing The Sherlock Society by James Ponti this is the first book in an all new detective adventure series coming this fall. When four kids and one grandfather start looking for Al Capone’s long […]
Feature: Celebrate Little Free Library Week I remember the first time I heard of Little Free Library. An early childhood research project included them as a way to improve the community reading level (and they were built by Google employees!). This was 10 years ago, just two years after Little […]
#SBS April Wrap-Up Welcome to our monthly feature where we talk about what we read, adopted into our libraries, and what’s on our minds. After hosting #SignedBookSundays on instagram for 5+ years, we have transitioned to this format as a way to share signed books and talk about bookish (and personal) highlights. […]
Review: DeadEndia: The Divine Order vol. 3 by Hamish Steele Today I am thrilled to share with you 5 Reasons to Read DeadEndia: The Divine Order vol. 3 by Hamish Steele and of course it kind of touches on volumes 1 & 2, because this is a series, but there […]