My non-mother-daughter-book-club friends are often surprised when I say I really like reading the same books my daughters do. They’re inclined to think that anything that appeals to kids and teens can’t possibly hold the interest of adults. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I would say that some of my favorite [...]

I recently got a note from Willow at Middle School Book Reviews recommending a book called Fat Chance by Leslea Newman. (See Willow’s review). She recommends it as a way to talk about body image and eating disorders with girls. If you’re searching for books to check out for reading with middle school girls, you [...]

While most of the reading we do in our family is the turning the page kind, we occasionally like to listen to stories as well. Sometimes we listen in our car while driving to a destination far away. Sometimes we gather in our family room. It’s fun to laugh together at funny lines and discuss [...]

Today is Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) day, a wonderful time dedicated to the joy of reading. When my daughters were young, they had D.E.A.R. time every day in elementary school. In middle school this time was known as SSR or Silent Sustained Reading. Not nearly as fun as D.E.A.R. right? D.E.A.R. makes me think [...]

Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations has another great list out for book clubs. It’s called Book Club Recommendations That Feature Women of Another Era. My contribution to the list is A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly. When we read it in my mother-daughter book club, most of the moms and daughters liked it, which is something [...]

Book Loons.com boasts over 12,000 book reviews. Wow! There’s also a special section on the website with links to book giveaways going on at lots of different websites. I posted my latest giveaway of Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb there (don’t forget to comment for a chance to win). Managing [...]

The Cybils 2009 winners are finally here, and looking over the list I’m surprised to find that I haven’t read even one of the books.  Cybils stands for Children and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards. the number of books some of these bloggers read is truly amazing. These people know their books. You’ll find awards [...]

I’ve recently discovered BookBundlz.com, a website with a wealth of information for book club members. I’ll be posting articles on a regular basis, and the first one you’ll find is this one on working moms and mother-daughter book clubs. While you’re there, you can check out BookBundlz’ other features as well. While many of the [...]