the setup… First of all, before she was Kelly she was Carole Bishop, a chorus line dancer working on Broadway. The story behind that name change is just one of the many anecdotes shared here. She gained national fame as Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls but she had a magnificent career before that iconic role.… Continue reading The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop #KellyBishop @simon.audio #TheThirdGilmoreGirl
Hosted by Angel’s Book Nook & Books of My Heart, this is a favorite challenge. I love libraries and so many of the books I read are sourced by them. This will be my seventh year participating in the challenge. Details This year they are changing things up. The challenge will be in three semesters.… Continue reading 2025 Library Love Challenge @booksofmyheart.bsky.social @books_of_myheart @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social @angelsbooknook17 #2025LibraryLoveChallenge
The Audiobook Challenge is back for 2025! I’ll be joining Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About, the co-hosts for the 12th year of this challenge. I’m going for I Can’t Hear You since I achieved that in 2024 and I continue to listen to more audiobooks than I read! Challenge Details Runs January… Continue reading 2025 Audiobook Challenge @caffeinatedreviewer.com @caffeinatedreviewer @jentwimom.bsky.social @jen_twimom #2025AudiobookChallenge
This reading challenge, hosted by Austine @ Austine Decker.com, is returning for its 9th year in 2025! Designed to help you tackle all the books you keep meaning to read and still haven’t, this challenge is flexible enough to work for all kinds of readers. I’m pledging to read 50 books in 2025. Guidelines The… Continue reading 2025 Beat the Backlist Challenge @beatthebacklist @beatthebacklist.com #BeatTheBacklist
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… Nina, William and Claudia are underpaid adjunct professors at Dogwood University in Newport News, Virginia. It’s the three-week holiday break and they’ve signed up as seasonal workers for Mrs. Claus’s Mincemeat Treats…driving a repurposed weinermobile that’s now got a roll of phyllo dough on top, filled with mincemeat and drizzled with caramel. And,… Continue reading All by My Elf by Olivia Dade @offmicandi @brilliancepublishing #UnderTheMistletoe
the setup… Newspaper reporter Tracy Frost receives a text in the middle of the night from someone calling himself the Jester. She would normally ignore it but something about it feels genuine…and ominous. She awakens Detective Kim Stone who’s ready to close the door on her until she reads the note. Her cop instincts scream… Continue reading 36 Hours by Angela Marsons #AngelaMarsons #JanCramer @hachetteuk.bsky.social @hachetteuk @bookouture.bsky.social @bookouture #DIKimStone
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I love a good mystery with… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – Missing in Flight by Audrey J. Cole @audreyjcole @brilliancepublishing #MissingInFlight #CantWaitWednesday
the setup… It’s been a year since Hurricane Carrie ravaged the coastal town of Blue Compass, Georgia and they’re still struggling to recover. But the upcoming wedding of Ruth Bancroft, the youngest daughter of wealthy matron Caroline Bancroft and her ex-husband Thad, who is estranged from his three daughters, should infuse some much needed revenue… Continue reading The Good Bride by Jen Marie Wiggins @jenmariewiggins @theladyhamlet @dreamscape_media #TheGoodBride
the setup… Chloe Somerset is an expert tourism consultant with a winning track record of helping small towns get on the map and gain some serious tourist revenue. Her aunt Blanche Wilkins is the mayor of Bitter Bark, North Carolina and needs her help, having assumed the role following her husband’s death. The town has… Continue reading New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire @roxannestclaire1 #TheDogfather
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