Author Archives: Jenn

2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon: Post-Game!

  I sincerely hope everyone who participated (officially or unofficially) in the #biggamereadathon enjoyed themselves!  It’s time to report back on our success!  In the comments below, or in a blog or Instagram post, share your successes. Don’t forget to … Continue reading

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2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon: Half-Time!

  Half-time is here! It’s is time to reminisce on what you’ve read so far today.  How has your reading gone so far?  What snacks have you partaken in? Despite all of my attempts, I wasn’t able to start a … Continue reading

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2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon: Kick-Off!

It’s finally here, the kick-off for The Big Game’s On Read-a-thon!  Although the official Superbowl kick-off isn’t for several hours yet, I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to start reading if they choose! There’s still time to sign-up if you haven’t … Continue reading

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2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon: Pregame

It’s Superbowl Eve! Before the big game begins tomorrow, I wanted to go over a few “rules”, which aren’t really rules per se but to go along with the whole football game theme I’ve got to stick to the terminology!  … Continue reading

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2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon!

It’s that time again!! It’s not rare for me to come up with excuses reasons to spend obscene  amounts of time reading.  With Superbowl Sunday just around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to curl up with a … Continue reading

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Book Club: Favorite Reads of 2019!

  The fiction book club I lead at One More Page Books kicks off the new year by talking about our favorite reads of the previous year.  We call it a book club potluck: instead of food we bring book … Continue reading

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Review: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

In looking for my first book to read of 2020, I found many examples of praise and acclaim for this title.  The premise is certainly timely and I found myself quickly immersed in Emira’s story.  For all of her life, … Continue reading

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Favorite Books of 2019

It’s been a challenging year, to say the very least. I spent the first few months of the year in bed, suffering from a horrific case of pneumonia.  One would think that would lend to a lot of reading time … Continue reading

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Review: Three-Fifths by John Vercher

This is most certainly a one-sitting read.  I read it during a particularly long (15+ hour) car ride. I was immediately drawn to it for personal reasons; my own two boys are biracial. Bobby’s character is a truly sympathetic one; … Continue reading

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2019 #ThankfullyReading Weekend Wrap-Up

  Another year of Thankfully Reading Weekend has come to an end! While I never get as much reading done as I’d like, I did quite enjoy the time off with my family! For those of you interested in doing … Continue reading

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