Top Reasons Why My TBR List Never Ever Shrinks

Libraries!

recommendations and assistance from knowledgeable librarians and staff
eye-catching displays
everything's free (for accounts in good standing:-), including access to ebooks & audiobooks, streaming content...

[collage images from top to bottom, then left to right: 1. an assortment of LGBTQUIA+ non-fiction titles arranges on a 3-tiered round wooden display shelf 2. "Celebrate Pride" sign atop the same 3-tiered display from a different angle showing an assortment of fiction and non-fiction titles 3. cover art for The Dreadful Duke by Grace Burrowes 4. cover art for Not Bad for a Girl by Anastasia Ryan 5. cover art for The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo]

Teasers

excerpts from the next installment in a series or from other authors at the end of books

[4 paperback books: Earls Trip by Jenny Holliday and You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian, both aranged with their spines up; For the Wolf & For the Throne - both by Hannah Whitten (and requested after reading an excerpt at the end of another awesome Kimberly Lemming book), with front cover art of women in profile wearing cloaks, facing up

Online Book Reviewers, My Own Book-Hoarding Tendencies, New Releases from Authors Whose Work Was Previously Reviewed by Me, Sentimental Favorites, Intriguing Non-fiction Topics

hooked by contagious enthusiasm
joyous privilege of proximity to lots of books
prior good reading experiences grant benefit of the doubt
guaranteed comfort reads
opportunities to expand the scope of understanding the world - past, present & future

[3 images clockwise: 1. a horizontal bookstack from top to bottom - For the Wolf, For the Throne, You Should Be So Lucky, Earls Trip 2. two horizontal bookstacks 3. The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby, People in Glass Houses by Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Jayne Castle]

[cover art for Teacher by James Eric Riley]

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Hot Love in the Kitchen & Travelling Through Time

Redemption of the Heart by Moni Boyce contemporary romance Love Snacks Publishing 8 January 2019 Despite addressing heavy themes of domestic violence, incarceration, and grief, Redemption of the Heart is a charming and sweet spicy read in the tradition of a 21st-century interracial homage to Janet Dailey’s monthly romance era. Gemma’s open-hearted ingénue contrasts starkly with Alex’s jaded workaholic. They struggle with a variety of challenges, but ethnicity isn’t one of them—a spin that feels particularly modern. Once readers commit to their suspension of disbelief regarding the cascading impact of lacks in due diligence by several characters, it’s easy to settle in to enjoy this love story. The recent public debate about the pros and cons of Gillette’s “We believe the best man can be” campaign ties in with the contradictory messages in the story threads about toxic masculinity. There’s a scene in which Alex apologizes to someone who was openly bragging among coworkers

123123! Goodbye 2023! Hello 2024!

A Marquis to Protect the Governess by Parker J. Cole historical romance fiction Harlequin Historical, December 26, 2023 Sometimes scrolling through new releases available on Libby (even though there's a stack of physical books within arm's reach), leads to unexpected reading pleasure. That's what happened with me upon starting this gem of a tale. Like opening my first books by Ms. Bev(erly Jenkins), Gay G. Gunn, Vanessa Riley, Alyssa Cole, and Lisa Rayne, Isadora and Andre's rocky love story hooked me from the first page. Using a seamless integration of historical context, character evolution, and high stakes combined with emotional nuances, this author has crafted an engaging tale that organically includes people and places too often erased from historical romance fiction. Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray & Sylvie Stewart, authors & publisher contemporary romance fiction October 2023 Who knew that normalizing open discussion about the ache

Authors Books Librarians Editors Agents Publishers... #USBookShow 2023

4 days of all hits no misses of keynotes, interviews, panels, book recs, advice... Highlights: Day 1 Monday 5/22 an insightful and terrifying and motivational discussion of book banning as an attack on liberty with advice on combating it via local focus and the fact that 30,000 school board seats in the U.S. are opening up this fall effective OverDrive/Libby strategies executed by savvy librarians Day 2 Tuesday 5/23 memorable quote from Chuck D's lunch keynote conversation with Kelefa Sannen: "People listen with their eyes." Plus his STEWdio boxed set and naphic grovel play on words with graphic novel and so much more. public relations, marketing, how not to get cancelled, redemption Day 3 Wednesday 5/24 book recs!!! Gloria Edim's (Well-Read Black Girl) conversation with Kim Coleman Foote about her fall release novel Coleman Hill from SJP Lit, including Sarah Jessica Parker Wade Hudson, Just Us Books co-founder, in conversation with Carolyn P. Yoder Zib

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