The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams: A Review, a Reading, and a Signed ARC Giveaway!

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams is a book that I have been wanting to get my greedy hands on as soon as I saw the first review for it.  Why?  Well, I’ll tell you why.
One.  It’s YA.  I love YA.  Need I say more?
Two.  It’s about polygamy.  Hello?  Me?  I seem to love [...]

24 Hour Read-a-thon Edition: Yummy Breakfast Smoothie from Sara Zarr, National Book Award Author

Mmmm . . . If you are just waking up or have already been up for a few hours or all day, this smoothie is the perfect start for Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon!
When I interviewed Sara Zarr, author of Sweethearts and Story of a Girl, I, as always, asked Sara to share a favorite recipe [...]

The 13th Reality: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner

The 13th Reality: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner is the sequel to The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters.   I’ve talked about James a bunch here on my blog when I reviewed The Journal of Curious Letters and interviewed him about the series.  Most recently, James was kind enough to come [...]

The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith

I read the The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith after it was recommended by Sara Zarr.  Plus, Smith lives in Salt Lake City.  Double bonus!   I’m always up for reading books by my local authors.
Set in a small town in Utah, The Way He Lived is the exploration of how the death [...]

Shannon Hale’s Yummy Zucchini Soup

Who doesn’t love a new yummy recipe?  And if you love books then who doesn’t love a recipe from one of your favorite authors?  Today, I’d like to share with you Shannon Hale’s yummy zucchini soup that she shared with us during your interview with her a couple of months ago.  Why zucchini?  Of course [...]