Lisa Wingate's The Book of Lost Friends was one of our favorite reads (and listens) of 2021. The novel, released in 2020, follows three...

A few weekends ago, I found myself on a short road trip, driving four hours each way over the course of a weekend to visit family in...

A coworker who makes condescending comments, a thief who steals a priceless possession, a friend who no longer wants to be your friend …...

When Lucy Maud Montgomery first published Anne of Green Gables in 1908, she probably didn't think that more than a century later, it...

It started at the quintessential Hallmark movie—awkward rich girl finds love with the cute poor guy well below her station—and quickly...

PLUS: A few 2022 releases we're looking forward to In 2021, my personal goal was to read/listen to 30 books. While I missed the mark—I...

Cookbook Chronicles is an on-going series at The Bookery. Over the course of the next year, we'll delve into Joanna Gaines' first...

A perennial holiday favorite, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has been adapted for screen, stage and print so many times it’s...

We love literature in all its forms here at The Bookery, and audio books are a great way to delve into stories, from familiar classics to...

I said I’d be back this week with my 2019 reading list, and I’m a woman of my word. Check out the entire list! It’s going to be a busy...

In 2018, I opened the year by being pretty brutally honest about my lack of reading in 2017. I did improve in 2018, but not as much as I...

Anna Quindlen is one of my favorite modern authors, and I picked up this book almost as soon as it hit the bookstore shelves. In 2016....

If you’re interested in reading this book yourself, I’m giving one away! See the contest info at the end of this post. First, a few...

I had all these intentions of announcing the final pick for my 2018 reading list last week, but as often happens, life got in the way....

It had so many of the things I like. A mystery from the past a person in the present is attempting to solve. Someone who is digging...

So, maybe I wanted to read this book all in one sitting. I’m a huge fan of mysteries and thrillers, but have grown a little tired of the...

The written word has always been important to me, but when I talk with today’s teens about writing and books, most just wrinkle their...

What have I been doing over the weekend, other than changing up the layout of this site? Well, as promised, I’ve been compiling my 2013...

Actually, most of the time, I’ve felt like I’ve been in a whirlwind, making decisions about big stuff at work, when to have dental...

Ernest Hemingway is haunting me. And let’s just say it this way: Papa and I don’t have a friendly relationship. I have always wanted to...