Author Archives: Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Unknown's avatar

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.

WWW Wednesday – July 7, 2021 – #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on July 7, 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 , , , , | 1 Comment

The Maid’s Version by Daniel Woodrell – a Book Review

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Daniel Woodrell is a local Ozarks author who originally hails from my city of Springfield, Missouri. He writes predominantly crime fiction in the subgenre of country noir that is set in the Missouri Ozarks. You might be most familiar with … Continue reading →

Posted in General fiction, Historical Fiction, mystery, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

TBR Thursday – Episode 5: July 1, 2021

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This week I haven’t actually added any books to my TBR, so I am still sitting at 497. That’s enough formalities, let’s get to it. Random number generator set to 497 and our first book is… 165 The Culling (The … Continue reading →

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

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