Bookish Highlights of Summer 2026

Summer is coming to an end and it has been such a whirlwind over these past couple months. Outside of working on my sophomore novel and vending at a couple of local book events, I got to have a lot of bookish adventures this summer. Here are some of my highlights. Detroit Book Festival The…

4 Ways to Get The Most Out of Your Library

Today I’ll be chatting about some tips to help you show your local library more love and support while getting the most out of your library card. As someone who fiercely loved libraries since childhood and worked in a library for some years, I am so passionate about the joy libraries bring. Checking Out Their…

A Mood Reader’s Dilemma: Tackling TBRs

What is a mood reader? A mood reader is a person who reads according to their mood. This means that their feelings and emotions often dictate what they’ll read. I’ve been a mood reader for as long as I can remember. I read whatever strikes the occasion or feeling. This can be randomly perusing the…

Writer’s Tag: Get To Know Me

Since I have some new readers on the website I thought it was time to do another meet-the-author post, but here it finally is! Hello! I’m Rachel, the author behind this page. I thought it would be fun to do a writer’s tag that I found and was originally created by: Lorraine Ambers & Ari Meghlen. Thanks to them…

Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day 2025!

Independent Bookstore Day is held on the Saturday in April which celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store. It’s a celebration of reading and celebrating small (bookish ) businesses while also bringing the bookish community together. It’s always such an anticipated day for me as I love to discover and shop at local…