Why I Love Twitter

I had wanted to post this last week but I barely downloaded photos off of my camera.  Before Thanksgiving I was reading The Dark Divine By Bree Despain, a Young Adult paranormal romance which I enjoyed (review to come).  In the book , Grace, our main character makes a caramel apple pie.
Yum!! It sounded delicious!  [...]

Reader Spotlight, The BBAW Edition: Meet Issa aka Austenfan from Reality Bites . . . Fiction Does it Better

Book Bloggers Appreciation Week (BBAW) is an annual celebration to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of reading.  BBAW is happening right now!   To fully participate in BBAW visit the official blog.

Today is a [...]

Guest Post from Hannah of WordLily: Author Recipe, Leslie Patricelli’s Espresso and Cardamom Rub

I’m really excited to have Hannah from Word Lily on my blog today featuring one of the yummy author recipes!  Today’s recipe is a Espresso and Cardamom Rub which was shared with us in my interview with Leslie Patricelli whom has the most adorable board books ever.  I love them! Unfortunately, I don’t love coffee [...]

World War II Rationed Chocolate Cake from Mary Ann Rodman, Author of Jimmy’s Stars

You may remember me recently blogging about how I made tomato aspic for my Children’s Literature Book Club when we read World War II themed books.  Tomato aspic was eaten by the characters in the book Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman, so even though I knew it would be nasty I couldn’t help making [...]

Tomato Aspic from Mary Ann Rodman’s, Jimmy’s Stars – Perhaps Our Nastiest Author Recipe to Date

When the characters in Mary Ann Rodman’s novel, Jimmy’s Stars, ate tomato aspic I asked Mary Ann for the recipe simply out of curiosity.  When she gave it, I knew there was no way I was going to be making it.  Mary Ann herself was gagging over the mayonnaise garnish.  But I hosted my Children’s [...]