Feminism

“Non-Fiction About Girls, Women and Feminism”

One of BookRiots writers, Kelly Jensen, wrote a great piece about non-fiction about girls, women and feminism and came up with a list of books. Maybe if I have some time I’ll check it out, but it does look like a fantastic list. If you’ve read any of the books […]


Harry Potter

Eighth Harry Potter Story?!?!

Apparently, this summer, J.K. Rowlings script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part I and II will be published as a book this summer! “The publication won’t be a novel, as many fans had hoped, but will allow those who haven’t managed to get hold of tickets to the sold […]



“On Finding Bookish Treasure in Thrift Stores”

Definitely an interesting post from BookRiot about finding bookish treasures in thrift stores. I do love thrift stores because of the cute things that you can find in them. How about you? What’s the coolest, or uniquest thing, you have found in a thrift store?


Shannon Cordon

Shannon Cordon Author Info

Biography Shannon Condon (1969-) was born in upstate New York and raised in South Florida. She graduated from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida. While she was married she moved frequently to several states. When she got to North Carolina, she fell in love with […]



Finding Magdalena by Shannon Condon Book Cover

Book Tour for Finding Magdalena by Shannon Cordon

Book Title: Finding Magdalena Author: Shannon Cordon Author Website/Blog Link: outskirtspress.com/findingmagdalena Book Genre: Coming of age Blurb: Maggie Curran grew up traveling Europe with her professor father and her music teacher mother. Her mother, a native of Spain was disowned from her family when she married Maggie’s father. Maggie is home schooled […]


Fun Friday

How cool is this?! It’s a little shop made out of books which were clued together and then carved out. Gosh, I wish I had skill to make something like this… What’s the most creative thing you’ve done which is book related?



Interview with Stephen Leather

As part of the New York Night: The 7th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller book tour, an interview was done with Mr. Leather. Disclaimer: These questions are not my own and are courtesy of BookBear.    The questions are great and, if I have time, I’ll be definitely checking this book out because […]


New York Night (The 7th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller) Book ...

Praise for Stephen Leather’s Jack Nightingale series:  “Another great thriller from Stephen Leather but this time with a devilish twist!” – James Herbert  “Written with panache, and a fine ear for dialogue, Leather manages the collision between the real and the occult with exceptional skill.” – Daily Mail “A stunning […]



Weekly Quote

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.” ― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines


Support Your Local Book Store

A fantastic article by Laura Freeman titled A New Years resolution worth keeping: support bookshops instead of Amazon  is well worth reading. As lovers of books it is thought provoking. The article makes some fantastic points, showing that while buying from Amazon is simple and such, as well as delivers quickly, you […]



Get To Know Faisal Ansari

Book Bear is currently doing a book tour for Faisal Ansari’s new book The Prestilence and I was graciously provided with a fantastic interview/answers which Mr. Ansari answered. His responses are great and his screw up with the first book agent he saw hilariously sad and a great read as well. Unfortunately I […]


The Pestilence Book Tour

Book Title: The Pestilence Author Name: Faisal Ansari Email: kayleigh@bookbear.info Start Date of Tour: 02/01/16 Author Website/Blog Link: http://www.faisalansariauthor.com/home/4590469428 Book Genre: Thriller/mystery/suspense Blurb/Synopsis of Book: The little girl cupped her hands and whispered almost inaudibly into her father’s ear. “The Pestilence is coming. Everybody here is going to die.” *** A mysterious electrical phenomenon rolls above the […]



Five Thousand, Three Hundred Miles by Cecily Knobler

Summary “Beth Wilton lived a small life in a small town, where day after day was the same until her sister bought her a trip to London, England for her 30th birthday. There, she had an electric encounter with handsome and kind Jack Stoll, who made her forget her past […]


Mischievous Kiss (2010-)

A.K.A. Playful Kiss on Netflix Starring Kim Joong Hyun  –  Beak Seung Jo Jung So-min  –  Oh Ha Ni Si-young Lee  –  Yoon He Ra Summary “Playful Kiss is a warm, bubbly drama about falling in love and growing up along the way. Oh Ha Ni, nicknamed “Noah’s snail” by her father […]




Trapped (The Condemned Book 1) by Alison Aimes

This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “When Bella West crash lands on prison planet Dragath25, the only thing standing between her and a mass of brutal criminals is one of their own, a ruthless loner known only as 673. But what starts out as a […]



Trapped by Alison Aimes Book Tour!

About the Book Title: Trapped Author: Alison Aimes Genre: Sci-Fi Romance Release Date: March 3rd 2016 Publisher: Indie Published Print Length: 239 pages Format: Paperback and Digital Print ISBN: 978-0-996-4683-1-2 Digital ISBN: 978-0-9964683-0-5     HIS PLANET. HIS RULES… Trapped by Alison Aimes is an action-packed, sexy sci-fi that takes […]


American Classic Checklist

I found this fantastic list from Bridgett on her blog Writing and Musing. How many of these have you read? Comment which ones you have, how many out of 50, or do a blog post about it to keep sharing it and link below in the comments. I’ve read only about 8 […]



Weekly Quote

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ― Groucho Marx


2016 reading challenge

2016 Reading Challenge

So over on Fantastical Words, a 2016 Reading Challenge was posted and I am going to try my best to do this challenge as well as I think it’s a fantastic idea and some of the challenges look fantastic! Anyone else going to join in? Or already doing a challenge […]