• SALE

    great AMAZON book sale

    Amazon (.com, sorry to my fellow Canadians, it’s not for us) is having a great sale on books right now! Many of the books are on sale plus they have a save $5 when you spend $20 on certain books which makes it even better. A few books I’ve mentioned recently (some I’ve read, some I’m interested in reading) are on sale including: Plus lots and lots more books, check out the full list of save $5 when you spend…

  • You've Got Mail Readathon Announcement
    READATHON

    YOU’VE GOT MAIL READATHON – announcement details and giveaway

    ** The giveaway is now closed and the winner is . . . Carmen! Carmen, I’ve emailed you! I am so excited to share about the You’ve Got Mail Readathon! I watch the movie each year and thought it would be fun to create a readathon based on it. In addition, I’m also going to be doing a giveaway for a $25 gift card, because why not!? (Also, as of writing this there is still time to enter August’s giveaway.)…

  • PATREON

    STEELHEART spoilery vlog

    My Patreon spoilery vlog book this month is Steelheart and I couldn’t wait to get started on another Sanderson series! It was so fun to film my thought process and then watch it as I was editing and see the places where I was right and the places I was so wrong. Sanderson brought some fun twists in that I didn’t see coming and I really enjoyed that. Join the Windy Poplars tier on Patreon to get access to this…

  • Old Favorites Made Modern - a modern Anne of Green Gables
    BOOK-ISH EXTRAS

    old FAVORITES made modern

    You know when you are really enjoying a book and you wish you could just have more of it? Today I have two fun resources for you where you can continue your enjoyment of two different books! The Lizzie Bennet Diaries I feel like lots of people have probably heard of this first one, and that is The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. If you enjoyed Pride and Prejudice (or even if you didn’t!) I think you’ll love The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.…

  • The Best Christian Non-Fiction I've Read in the Last Year
    BOOK LIST,  BOOKTUBE

    the best CHRISTIAN NON-FICTION I’ve read in the last year (or two) plus a giveaway!

    Welcome to my book-ish website for those who haven’t made their way here before! I am so excited to use this space to bring you even more book-ish content. I have so many ideas for different posts for this space so be sure to check back often because there will be new blog posts almost every day of the week! Anyway, it’s been awhile since I shared a list of my favorite Christian non-fiction books (like over a year, maybe…

  • A Grade Four Book List - middle grade books for fourth grade
    BOOK LIST

    GRADE 4 BOOK LIST: 9 books I’m making my fourth grader read – mainly mystery and humorous books

    A couple of weeks ago I shared my book list for my seventh grade daughter and now it’s time to share the list for my fourth grade son! Since we just got a new foster child last week I figured I would just share this list on the blog instead of filming a video for it, it makes my life a little easier in the craziness that is the first little while with a new placement. My fourth grader has…