A Literary Lifestyle
Even though I’m a fiction girl through and through, I’ve recently discovered a love for non-fiction, especially memoirs and true crime. I love the sense of authenticity and voice I find in non-fiction and love to learn something new as I’m reading. Here are some of my favorite memoirs, essay collections, and biographies that you’ve…
Continue reading ➞ approachable non-fiction to read if you’re new to the genre
Hi friends! Thank you for sticking with me through the radio silence the past few weeks. As the semester came to a close and I headed home for Christmas break, I needed some time offline to reconnect with my folks and enjoy the Christmas season. I'm back after a rejuvenating miniature hiatus and am excited…
A few months ago, I was browsing my favorite local bookstore and stumbled upon this: a blind date with a book. A paperback book was wrapped in brown butcher's paper and covered with adjectives describing the book. The wrapping told me about the book's nature, but didn't give me a glimpse at the title, author,…
Continue reading ➞ Annie Recommends // Blind Date With a Book
Nothing makes my bibliophilic heart smile more than the drop in temperature. The leaves fall, the cozy cable knit sweaters come out, the autumnal candles get lit after months of sitting and waiting for the air to turn cold. Life turns into an autumn-themed Pinterest board (at least I wish it did) as the chill…
They say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but this girl's best friends are books. Over the years, I've come across other girls just like me, ones who will forget their keys or their wallet but never fail to have a book in their purse (probably because "must be big enough to hold a book"…
Continue reading ➞ Annie’s Friends Give Book Recommendations
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro Published March 1st, 2016 Katherine Tegen Books Find On // Amazon // ThriftBooks // Goodreads // Brittany Cavallaro // Goodreads Synopsis: The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the…
Continue reading ➞ What Annie Read // A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
I'm a firm believer in judging a book by its cover. Covers set the precedent for the book and its content. Covers create a bias from the second you lay eyes on the book: a good cover is intriguing, even if the book is the literary equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. So I welcome…
All Fall Down by Ally Carter Published July 20th, 2015 Scholastic Press Find On // Amazon // ThriftBooks // Goodreads // Ally Carter // Goodreads Synopsis: A new series of global proportions -- from master of intrigue, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ally Carter. Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things: 1. She is…
Continue reading ➞ What Annie Read // All Fall Down by Ally Carter
As y'all know, there is little I love more than giving book recommendations and rereading Harry Potter. So today, I'm going to give book recommendations based on your Hogwarts House! Fun, right? Let's kick this thing off and start with the infamous favorite: Gryffindor is the house of the daring and brave. It values chivalry and…
Continue reading ➞ Annie Recommends // Books for Your Harry Potter House
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Published February 26th, 2013 St. Martin's Press Find on // Amazon // Goodreads // Rainbow Rowell Goodreads Synopsis: Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor. Park... He…
Continue reading ➞ What Annie Read // Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
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