Book Recommendations Based on Your Starbucks Order
There are very few things that go together better than coffee and books (except for maybe tons of money and my bank account). My favorite thing about most days is the time when I get to curl up with a…
It’s All Greek To Me: Greek Mythology Fiction
Greek mythology has survived its founding civilization by over 2,000 years. It has wormed its way into most aspects of our lives—not only do we regularly see classical images in art and architecture, but we can also use it to…
Erica’s Book Talk: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Time travel before coffee might seem outlandish, but that’s exactly what happens in Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for…
10 Simple Ways To Go Zero Waste
As a child, my awareness of the environment was mostly thanks to the movie FernGully: The Last Rainforest, the story of a fairy living in the rainforest whose home is being destroyed by a logging company. We would watch it every…
Erica’s Book Talk: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harar comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred…
Erica’s Book Talk: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
In 1714 France, a desperate young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that plays out across centuries…
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and The Giver of Stars; coincidence or plagiarism?
For the Online Book Club (find out more here!), we are currently reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was published in May 2019 and tells the story of the packhorse librarians, a…
Erica’s Book Talk: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. The books in…
Erica’s Top 5 Books of 2020
It’s been a year. Literally. But also a year, if you know what I mean. As much as this year has hurt me and hurt the world, I did read a lot of really great books! I even encountered some of my…
Erica’s Book Talk: Three Short Comics to Read on Hoopla
Comics are great reading material when you want something short and engaging to indulge in—and let’s not forget picture to look at! Watch my book talk to learn about three short comics you can read on hoopla right now. Then…