Monthly Archives: June 2021

WWW Wednesday – June 30, 2021 – #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, we answer three questions and leave a link in the comments sharing our own posts for other bloggers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins – a Book Review

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This book is the July reading selection for Read Between the Wines, my book club that has been going strong for more than a decade and which is, consequently, the only reason I still have friends as an adult. Love … Continue reading →

Posted in General fiction, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Reading Challenge Update – June 25, 2021 #52books52weeks

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I figured it was about time to check in again with my reading challenge progress since June is coming to a close and half of 2021 is already behind us. OMG!! As you can see, I’ve once again shuffled some … Continue reading →

Posted in General fiction, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz – A Book Review

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

The Reincarnationist Papers is quite the surprising and worthwhile read from Indiana-based author, D. Eric Maikranz. From his bio on goodreads, it seems Maikranz has lived more than a typical lifetime of experiences as well, and that’s probably what contributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate History, General fiction, Historical Fiction, thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

TBR Thursday – Episode 4: June 24, 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Last week I took a break from this task since I was on vacation. I did add a couple over the past couple of weeks for a total of 498 books at the beginning. So I’ve set my number generator … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

6 Degrees of Separation

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I stumbled upon this participation post while visiting Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks. It’s hosted by Kate @ Books Are My Favourite and Best. In it, each blogger begins with the same book and then moves progressively down the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

WWW Wednesday – June 23, 2021 – #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday! You may notice I took a little hiatus from blogging last week, as my husband and I went away to Eureka Springs for our anniversary and I simply didn’t get much opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery- a Book Review

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Perhaps because I live in an utterly land-locked state in the middle of the United States, I have a bit of a fascination with the ocean. I’m known to periodically pick up books on ocean ecology, watch programs like Jeff … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction, Science | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – a Book Review

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

To be honest, I don’t read a lot of murder mysteries. To date, this is only my 2nd Agatha Christie novel, and I chose this book because I chose Christie as my author for the reading challenge whose first published … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic, mystery, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

TBR Thursday – Episode 3: June 10, 2021

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Last week I managed to remove a couple of books from my TBR shelf and I miraculously have only added one this week, so let’s dive right into the task of clearing away. I’ve set my random number generator to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment