The Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction is an award given by the UK to the best novel each year written by a woman. Authors may come from any country. Each year the Bailey’s judges nominate a longlist of 20 books and a shortlist of 6 books. Bailey’s Prize winners include some books I’ve really liked…
The husband and I read and watch a lot of science fiction, and it’s a genre I’ve really warmed to. But I have to admit, I tend to like the “softer” science fiction, which feels terribly girly of me. I like science fiction that’s more about people, relationships, and societal issues like class struggles and…
If you’re looking for really good historical fiction with a touch of romance, I highly recommend Donna Thorland, who writes about the American Revolution. This is my second book by Thorland; I previously reviewed her Mistress Firebrand. Thorland’s writing stands out to me because it’s so rich in detail, and it focuses on historical settings…
We’re snowed in this weekend so needless to say we’re watching a lot of TV (and some football). So I thought I’d write about some of the things we’re watching. After bingeing on Jessica Jones in December, we found ourselves without a lot of good television in January. So let’s talk about the three…
Io9 recently released one of my favorite book lists, 40 science fiction and fantasy books to read in 2016. What’s on the list that I’m excited about? All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (January 26) I’ve been reading Anders’ posts on io9 for a few years now; she’s the editor of…
Thanks to The Perpetual Page Turner for this end-of-2015 survey! It’s long, so I’ve cut out some of the questions (in case you’re confused by the numbering). Number of Books Read: 80 (reviewed: 64) Genre You Read The Most: contemporary or near-contemporary fiction. The rest of my reading is pretty spread out across fantasy, historical…
I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season! I’ve been battling an ugly cold but otherwise our Christmas was quite nice. The husband and I slept in, made pancakes and opened gifts, talked to family and in the evening we broke out our French cookbook and tackled a meal we’d never made before, Beef…
This week’s Top Ten topic, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is the top ten books read in 2015. I decided to narrow down my list by making it just the top ten books I read that were published in 2015. I read more new releases this year than I usually do. Furiously Happy…
On this Thanksgiving day, I want to say thank you to my readers for five years of The Book Stop. This blog means a lot to me: it’s my creative outlet, my source of reading recommendations, my sense of community. Today, I’m thankful for all the good people I have in my life, especially for…
This will be my last post about Outlander for a while, since we won’t have Season 2 until 2016. Did you watch? What did you think of the finale? I know I’m a week late on this, but it takes me a while to process things. Last week I said I didn’t know if I…
I’ve got plenty of books on my TBR list. But lately my reading choices have been driven by what’s come in at the library, rather than what I want to read — and that means I’m reading on a deadline. It’s summer, and it feels like that’s a good time to let loose a little.…
Happy almost June, everyone! I love summer, from the heat to summer travel to grilling and eating on our patio. Here are a few things that made me happy in May: Finishing my classes: having my evenings and weekends free this month has been glorious. Planning summer trips. We nixed the idea of going to…
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