HAPPY PUB DAY

The Field House

@mary.robin.wood 

Wow... this was a beautiful book. A mix of memoir/biography you can feel the research that was put into this one. 

A tribute to Rachel Field a novelist poet ... who passed at the age of 47 an acclaimed award winner whose name is not well remembered... 50+ years later Rachel has found that the home she has purchased on an island in Maine belonging to the author who’s life ended to early... Robin starts to unearth the history as well as tell her story that weaves together seamlessly. 

... a sting bond between the living and the dead is one I never thought  about until now. 

If you love...

The publishing world

30’s & 40’s

Hollywood

And the beautiful coast of Maine

Grab your self a copy and enjoy!

 

Runaway Train

COME AS YOU ARE - NIRVANA ... Chapter 4 oddly my favorite number as well as a verse tattooed on me...

90s grunge children rejoice... this ones for you...

RUNAWAY TRAIN @leematthewgoldberg 

Thank you @tlcbooktours and @wisewolfbooks for this gifted copy

Alright the deets... IM OBSESSED I savored this one... as someone who has road tripped the West Coast multiple times and also grew up listening to Nirvana, Faith No More, Pearl Jam and many more garage 90s bands this was 💯 a winner...

A deeper storyline... a girl losing her sister... and hits the road with a bucket list in tow to seek herself. This book will be one I remember forever... literally if you love music or 90s pop culture...snag this one! Her goal in the book is to make it to Kurt Cobain’s Seattle home... and I literally passed his childhood home this past week when I was reading this one! Books definitely find you at the right time! 

What’s your favorite 90s song?

Me? No Doubt ... Just A Girl...

 

 

Farm To Trouble

FARM TO TROUBLE 

@amandaflowerauthor 

This is the first in the FARM TO TABLE cozy mystery series and I find myself longing to live in the sweet town of Cherry Glen, Michigan 

Shiloh is back in her hometown to save her family farm... she will need help and when her investor turns up dead fingers are pointed at her & father... Shiloh is on the hunt to find the real killer...

I loved the country setting, small town feel,  the assortment of characters that depict a little town ... the perfect spring cozy 

Thank you @chel_white211 for putting this one in my food box on my porch 😂 

Which do you like City or Small Town?

I’m my 20s I would have said City but now I’m definitely craving a small town vibe

 

Gardener’s Cottage

This little corner is quickly becoming a favorite of mine...

So last month I did the Gardner’s Cottage add on for my @the.book.drop and the package was absolute perfection... 

The girls and I planted this flower and we can’t wait for it to start growing!!!

Happy Monday! 

Did you have a good weekend?

 

From Scratch

 

FROM SCRATCH 

@tembilocke

This was my second pick for The Culture Clubs April book prompt BIPOC in Music, Movies, & Media

“He was kryptonite sprinkled on pizza, my personal weakness”

This memoir will whisk your heart away, full of travel, love, tragedy, family, and the healing capabilities that food has on ones soul. 

If you were to write a memoir what’s something that would be in it? 

Mine would have a sprinkle of the hair industry in it 

Check out my previous post for this months prompt!

May Culture Club Prompt: Poetry

It’s Gonna Be May...

We had to... because we are announcing this months POP CULTURE prompt!!!

POETRY

Whether it’s a celeb you idolize someone in media or even just a poetry author. We wanted to slow down this month and enjoy some inspirational words...

I’ll be reading I WOULD LEAVE ME IF I COULD ... a collection of poetry by @iamhalsey 

And head over to Jess’s @the_afterword page to see what she will be reading!

We hope you can join us! As always we will be giving away a book off one Pop Culture Lovers wish list at the end of the month so make sure to tag us in you stories as well as your reviews! We have the templates saved in our highlights! 

What’s a poetry book you love? 

 

 

Favorite Middle Grades In April

I’m continuing my MIDDLE GRADE READS and these were my favorite for April...

BLOOMABILITY 

@creechauthor 

Dinnie has been everywhere or at least she thought so until she is “kidnapped” by her Aunt and Uncle and taken to a school in Switzerland where she meets kids from different cultures and backgrounds this book was so fun and I wish I read it when I was younger!

THE LAND OF ROAR

@jennymclachlan_writer 

When you come across a magical land while cleaning out your grandfathers attic... every kids dream...! And adventure for all Narnia LOVERS!

THE BOOKWANDERERS

@acaseforbooks 

For the children’s book enthusiast and the one who wants to get lost in a book....this one was so fun to hear classics revisited. 

THREE KEYS

@kellyyanghk 

The sequel to Front Desk but can easily be read as a standalone.... Young heroine Mia and her friends and family at the Calivista Hotel are back! A story full of heart during troubling times. I can’t get enough of these books and waiting till this one comes out in Paperback to add to the shelf!

Did you read any middle grades this past month? Or do any of these sound good?

 

 

Foes & Cons

HAPPY PUB DAY 

FOES AND CONS

@authorcarriea 

A best friends turned enemies to lovers situation was everything I never knew I needed!

Blair and Sawyer were best friends growing up. Until Blair finds a pros and cons list about her in Sawyers room and their friendship comes crashing to a halt during a game of spin the bottle...

For two years they have been enemies now Sawyer is Mr. Popular and while Blair not so much. Until one day Blair stands up to Sawyer and the chemistry it’s a al time high! 

@authorcarriea you have done it again... the high school setting, young love, and just youth in general was so fun to read. It definitely took me back! This one is full of angst and characters you will love! 

I’ll be preaching about Carrie forever so go snag this one or one of her other amazing books! 

Happy Friday!

What are you looking forward to this weekend?

 

Independent Bookstore Day

@beachbooks you have my heart...

We have a bit of a 84, Charing Cross Road thing going on...

I definitely consider you guys to be my local bookstore... whats 168 miles...

Ok I picked up Stray and I’m loving it what should I pick up next ... ?

 

My First Usborne Box

Thank you to my sweet friend @kaylasbooklist for introducing me to @usborne_books

The books are absolutely beautiful and my littles have only had them for a day and are enjoying how interactive they are! If your looking for some children’s books definitely chat with Kayla @kaylasbooklist I told her what my daughters were into and she created a wishlist for me to check out! 

What was your favorite picture book growing up?

I loved Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!

The Greatest Hoax

THE GREATEST HOAX ON EARTH: CATCHING TRUTH WHILE WE CAN

This book is catching some buzz...

Is the con mans con a con?

Are you familiar with the name Frank Abagnale? If not you may remember a movie that came out in 2002 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN... a biographical crime film based on Abagnale’s life. 

The Greatest Hoax reveals the very different world of a grown man still running small-time grifts in the mid-1970s-living in his parole officer's garage after he was caught stealing from a Houston children's camp. This makes his overnight rise to stardom all the more stunning. Selling fiction as fact, the con man found his greatest mark in global audiences. And the world bought it. In the inverted reality of the post-truth era, this book reveals that Frank W. Abagnale may have earned the mantle of "the world's greatest con man" for entirely different reasons.

Thank you @emily_keough_publicity for this gifted copy! 

Are you familiar with this story? Or did you ever watch the movie? 

For reference growing up Leo was my guy... after Pauly Shore 🥰

 

Sweethaven

 

This is obviously a @portercobookshoppe & @courtneywalsh fan account now...

My plan is to share my full thoughts on this LOVELY series as a whole but I just wrapped up A SWEETHAVEN SUMMER and that last line left me NEEDING... A SWEETHAVEN HOMECOMING iykyk... 

I have fallen in love with Sweethaven...that is all! Haha time for book 2!

What’s a fictional place you have fallen in love with?

Slay Like A Mother

SLAY LIKE A MOTHER

Oh you know I love a good self help mom book... and this title does not disappoint... I’ve added this one to my daily reads pile which is getting a bit large but when you need some motivation/inspiration it’s wonderful to have choices. 

Thank you @slaylikeamother for sending me this copy! 

What’s the first thing you do in the morning? 

Me I push the coffee button...

 

#freshweekreads

#freshweekreads

EMPIRE OF WILD... 

Beautiful, Mythical... this one is hitting me in the emotions much like The Removed did. I’m pages away from being done and WOW. Review to come soon...

LENORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT...

I’m pages in and I’m hooked beautifully written... Love, War, and Art I can’t wait to pick it back up every time I set it down...

What’s one of your currents or soon to be current?

#freshweekshelfie

 

This is actually my first shelfie... these shelves are usually highly chaotic and embarrassing but this past weekend I cleaned them up... don’t mind the books stacked up by the door to distribute to the LFL around me.

Favorite book spine color? 

I’m loving pink right now!