What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Reading Self
I didn’t grow up a reader. I grew up a storyteller and writer, but not a reader. There are a lot of reasons for this: my undiagnosed ADHD, my parents’ strict rules around consuming any non-Christian...
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Best YA Books for Back-to-School
Back-to-school season is always a little bit bonkers. You have to figure out your new schedule, get back on the homework wagon, and set that alarm for so early. There are buses or rides to straighten...
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Best 17-Month Planners
If you’re anything like me, the new year doesn’t start in January. In my mind, the new year starts in September with back-to-school season. New sneakers, the smell of pencil shavings, the sound of...
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Spooky YA Reads to Set the Right Fall Vibe
Fall can be kind of a bummer. It’s back-to-school season, which officially ends summer. There are no more lazy weekdays, and it’s time to transition out of light, summer reads. I have to be very...
View ArticleCritical Thinking and Books
I remember the exact moment I realized my brain could be used for critical thinking. It was my freshman year of college, in my English 101 class. The professor assigned The Yellow Wallpaper by...
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Warm Your Winter With 10 Steamy Hockey Smut Reads
The weather is turning colder, trees are losing their leaves, and frost is on windshields in the morning. Winter is fast approaching. It’s important to put a few winter survival plans in place as we...
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Excellent Halloween Journals for Haunted Scribbles
In October, there are two kinds of people: people make Halloween their whole personality, and then there’s the rest of us. I am not one of those all-consumed Halloween people. But I do enjoy...
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11 of the Best New Romance Releases Out November 2023
Now that fall is in full swing, it’s time to nestle. I’m talking blanket piles and mugs full of hot tea or cocoa. It is the season to become a bundle, layering long sleeves, sweaters, sweatshirts, and...
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The 16 Books Most Commonly Stolen from High School Libraries
When I was teaching, I was fortunate enough to have a classroom library. Between donations, school funds, and my own buying, it was full of high-interest books for teens. I’ve written before about the...
View ArticleWhat Are The Mental Health Benefits — and Drawbacks — of Reading Goals and...
Reading challenges are pervasive on the internet. It feels like every time I open social media or Goodreads, there’s a new challenge starting. Heck, Book Riot has a challenge we do every year called...
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8 of the Most Polarizing Romance Novels Ever Written
Romance is a polarizing genre. Like much genre fiction, romance is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of deal. Romance lovers will fight to defend the genre until they are out of breath, and for good reason. It...
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How to Celebrate National Library Week
Always innovating to help Libraries Transform OverDrive celebrates National Library Week and proudly supports libraries every day of the year. We work to make it easy to provide access to digital...
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