The Queen of The Tearling Erika Johansen HarperCollins *Advance Reviewer’s/Reader’s Copy (ARC)
This Week in WWAC History: Books, Music, Tomb Raider
The countdown for Halloween is on! Only about two weeks left to get those costumes together. If procrastination is your thing, and you aren’t ready for costumes, pumpkin carving, and candy binging, feel free to procrastinate with a few articles from last year.
New Year, New Books: A Guide to Books in 2015
It’s 2015! How did this happen? *takes deep breath* It’s ok. We’re all going to be ok. Why? Because a new year means lots of new books for us to fall in love with. 2014 was a good year book-wise. I read a lot of great titles, discovered a bunch of new (and new to…
Reading Diaries: Hannibal Re-Imagined and Fantasy Lands
Welcome back to our reading diaries! Once a month the WWAC crew chats about their reading lives. This month we’re reading YA, romance and post-apocalyptic everything. Sarah: I can not look at my to-read pile without feeling guilty. And that doesn’t count the stuff on my Kindle, nicely tucked away so I can’t see the…
A Book is a Song Your Heart Sings: Top Ten 2014 Book/Song Pairings
Hello, book lovers! I’m sure you’re like me, and tend to have a song in mind while reading a book. Either it comes to you as you’re reading, or it just happens to be the thing playing in the background constantly as you get lost among the words. Regardless, music draws out feelings as much as…
Reading Diaries: Super Spies, Sexy Witches, and Shakesdude
Megan: This month I’ve been reading Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare bio. My reading time is still more constrained than I’d like, so I’ve been reading it on my Kobo whenever I can get a few minutes to myself. I’ve not read much Bryson but I’ve been told that this book is the Brysoniest. It feels like…
Staff Picks for July: Books
The Queen of the Tearling Erika Johnson HarperCollins The Queen of the Tearling is the story of a young queen, Kelsea, taking the throne in a dangerous time. She has lived in hiding almost her entire life and has no practical experience running a country. But she sets out to rule by the strong values…