Book reviews and other literary writings by Marion Belfils Chaloux
This spring, I started a book club at my local coffee shop. Over the rest of 2018, we picked and read a wide variety of books. Here are some quick reviews of our choices this past year, just in case you’re interested in spicing up …
I loved doing this installment last year (LINK HERE to 13 Books to Get You in the Mood for Halloween), so I decided to write a follow up post for 2018. If you know me at all, you know that I read a wide …
It’s time for another edition of the irregular Top Ten Tuesday that is almost never published on a Tuesday! Audio books are the perfect way to get in your reading time without having to turn a page. Maybe your hands are busy (knitting, sewing, …
Alternate title: 10 Books That Will Take You Someplace New If You’re Too Broke To Go Anywhere Besides The Public Library I get it. You wanted to travel this summer but for some reason it just didn’t work out. Maybe you’re broke or you …
Today marks ten years since I lost my father. It was sudden and life-changing. He was so young and he missed out on so much. He missed watching me graduate from university and later from graduate school. He didn’t get to walk me down the …
It’s February and that means that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Now, Valentine’s Day isn’t just a holiday about love or chocolate, it’s also about books. And since this is a blog about books, I’m going to suggest some great reads for the …
The holidays are here. The most stressful time of the year for many people is here. I mean, it is a beautiful season where we celebrate the festival of lights, the birth of an ancient baby, the longest night of the year, and the Gregorian …
I do a lot of stupid things related to books. Here are ten of the most recent ones.
Tomorrow is a big day in the publishing world as there are quite a few highly anticipated novels being released. Just in case you didn’t have any plans on Tuesday, here is a selection of books you can pick up and read. I’m probably not …
It’s finally October and that means that Halloween is right around the corner, and with that comes ghoulish decorations, costume planning, horror films, and of course scary books. Some people love horror movies; I do not. I can’t watch anything horror related …