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About Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I'm a law librarian from the state of Missouri and a graduate of Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia. My real passion is in fiction, which is why I started my blog to share my thoughts with other bibliophiles. I live with my husband and two wonderful children and a collection of furry feline companions.

I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney – a Book Review

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

See? I told you I read a lot about death all at once. While my previous post, When Things are Alive They Hum, had an overall tone of seriousness and drama, this particular title wielded humor quite expertly to pack … Continue reading →

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When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent – a Book Review

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I feel like I’ve read a lot of books about death lately. Believe it or not, not all of them were super heavy reads, but this particular title certainly is. It’s made more difficult because you truly learn to love … Continue reading →

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How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen – a Book Review

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I chose this one on the off-chance it might actually be a ghost story. While it sort of is, I’m not actually going to count it as my ghost story, as I feel the final emphasis is on something much … Continue reading →

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A-Z Reading Challenge 2026

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

As I set my reading challenge this year, I’m definitely staying mindful of my failure of last year. So far I’ve started strong and am determined to stay ahead this year so I don’t fail again. I do feel quite … Continue reading →

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The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick – a Book Review

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Arthur Pepper, aged 69, is at a pivotal time in life. Recently widowed, he wakes every morning wanting little more than to slog through his daily routine with little contact with the outside world. He wakes at the same time, … Continue reading →

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Admission of Defeat

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

For the whole of 2025, I tried to push myself. The more I stressed over how far behind and how unmotivated I was to accomplish literally everything, the worse it got. Even up until the last day of the year, … Continue reading →

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Model Home by Rivers Solomon – a Book Review

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I originally chose this novel as a Haunted House book for my reading challenge, but I have changed my mind. While there is that element of the creepy family home of hidden terrors that plague the nightmares of the now-grown … Continue reading →

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We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen – a Book Review

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

If you’ve followed my blog a while, you may have noticed I don’t read a lot of science fiction. I’m far from an aficionado, but I do have some favorites in the genre. Andy Weir comes to mind as someone … Continue reading →

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Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi – a Book Review

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Alka Joshi has this knack for creating memorable narratives. This novel, loosely based on the story of the artist, Amrita Sher-Gil, a celebrated female painter of the early 20th century, follows Sona, a nurse in a hospital in Bombay. When … Continue reading →

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Voyage of the Damned by Frances White – a Book Review

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Boy, do I have mixed feelings about this one. Voyage of the Damned is the debut 2024 novel by Frances White, and her second novel is slated for a 2026 release. On her goodreads profile, this novel is described as … Continue reading →

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