I’ve got you all set with pumpkin recipes – check out the Easy Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte and the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores – but now you might be looking for something spooky to read as Halloween approaches. Check out these three spooky reads for grow-ups and you’ll find something to fit the bill. Recommendations courtesy of Everyday Reading. The …

My friend Aggie and I both enjoy reading and in the past have often shared book recommendations. Recently she mentioned that she had checked to see if I had posted any book suggestions recently. I admit, I’ve gotten a little bit out of the habit of not just reading but also sharing what I’m reading …

My almost-four year old daughter has recently discovered the joys of having me read-aloud to her. And, as a former children’s librarian, I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven. I love picture books, but chapter books are my true book love. Finally getting to share that with my child is like magic. If …

I know some readers hate to see their favorite books made into movies – watching someone else’s vision of the characters come to life can be disconcerting! But generally, I love seeing movie version of books I love. It’s so fun to see things that have only existed in my head re-imagined before my eyes. …

I feel like February is a fairly unpopular month. The holidays are long over and winter has really set up camp, with no end in sight. These four books are perfect for snuggling up with on the couch, whether you’re celebrating your own love story on February 14th or just looking for a book to …

Logan is positively obsessed with reading these days. He goes through books almost as fast as he goes through socks. Every morning he has a great routine of reading for 30 minutes, sometimes longer when he is so engrossed in a book, before he gets ready for school. As a mom who loves reading, I …

I admit it. I’m that person. Who puts holds on library books months before they come out, just to make sure I’m the first one to get my hands on them. Who stalks blogs to read posts about upcoming hot titles. Whose “to-read” list is pages and pages long. That said, here are some of …

Written by Jennifer Petro-Roy I was a late-comer to the beauty of audiobooks, but a few years ago, I absolutely fell in love with them. Another way to read books while simultaneously making my commute less hideous? Sign me up! But ever since I left my job a little over a year ago to stay …

My oldest daughter is just starting to enter the stage where I can read aloud chapter books to her, and I’m relishing every minute. Now is the perfect time to get into the habit of reading aloud to your child, as school starts back up. Not only is a great way to wind down at …

Summertime is the perfect season for listening to audiobooks, especially if you’re taking a road trip of any length (or, better yet, to distract you from the fact you’re NOT on vacation when you are doing the dishes or weeding the garden). Written by: Janssen Bradshaw of Everyday Reading But audiobooks can be tricky to …

Ask anyone on the street about young adult literature, and the first few titles that will come to most people’s minds are The Hunger Games, followed by maybe Twilight or The Fault in Our Stars. Because of these three popular Young Adult Novels, all in different genres (dystopian, paranormal, and contemporary), young adult literature has been blessed with a boom of …

Written by: JANSSEN BRADSHAW of Everyday Reading   Summer is here! Even with two little girls who aren’t in school, it still feels different from the rest of the year. And I’m determined to squeeze in as much beach reading as possible, even if I have to substitute “apartment patio” for “beach.” Here are five …

Written by: JANSSEN BRADSHAW of Everyday Reading I’ve always been a fan of historical fiction – I plowed through most of the Dear America series when I was a child and went on to study history as an undergraduate. Now, I find that I absolutely love young adult historical fiction. I love the combination of …

I was a huge fan of Gayle Forman’s If I Stay and its sequel Where She Went, so I was eager for the release of her latest Just One Day. Both eager…and wary. Lately, I’ve been finding that books that are overly hyped often don’t live up to their acclaim. Nothing can live up to the …

Elementary and middle school is when I absolutely fell in love with reading and I still love books exploring that middle school identity: relationships with friends, family members, and parents; figuring out what it means to fit in; and characters starting to learn who they are in the world. Young adult fiction has absolutely exploded …

Written by: Janssen Bradshaw of Everyday Reading Dystopian novels have really been the darling of the young adult book world for a couple of years now. And you can’t blame anyone for this – there are so many fantastic ones out (Katie shared five dystopian titles to try here and then another five here). I …

I love finding new favorite authors. Stumbling upon a brand-new voice is like finding a new friend, one who I want to spend hours with. Certain authors just draw me in, make me feel at home, and send me scurrying to find their backlist (or upcoming releases). Written by: Jennifer Petro-Roy In the past few …

Written by: Janssen Bradshaw of Everyday Reading I get asked frequently how I find time to read, especially as a mother to small children. One of my biggest secrets is audiobooks. I check out books on CD from my local library or download titles from my library’s digital book collection directly to my computer, phone, …

2012 didn’t offer as much time for reading as I would have liked, but I did manage to read a few books.Fewer read books resulted from a combination of factors – busy with the move and Madeline is in full-time 5 days a week all day kindergarten now. Sadly, that doesn’t allow us to continue …

I never knew that the post If You Liked The Hunger Games: 5 Other Dystopian Novels to Try would be so popular. Now, 9 months later everyone has one question: What else should I read? Give me more books like The Hunger Games to read! You all have loved those 5 recommendations and are ready …

Reflecting back on the past year, I see that 2011 was full of books in my house, as you can probably see. Weekly trips to the library, lots of hours traveling, late nights in bed glued to a book. In case you’d like some book recommendations, I thought I’d share with you what I read …

This year I’ve been hooked on Young Adult books. Particularly of the dystopian novels variety. Blame it on The Hunger Games. After devouring the trilogy in less than a week, and far too many very late nights I had one thing on my mind: Where can I get more? I want more books like The …

Goodreads is a great place to rate your books and find new books. I’ve talked about it before in my Intro to Goodreads post. If you’re an avid reader, you might be interested in finding book recommendations based on book titles that you’ve already read. How to Find Related Titles on Goodreads The following is …