National Siblings Day – Favorite Literary Siblings

Happy Wednesday y'all! Today is April 10th, also known as National Siblings Day, also known as another day people made up to celebrate things. Hooray! The one year Dee and I were doing something cool together on National Siblings Day (drinking Riesling in Germany on my first European trip) we forgot the holiday existed. Before … Continue reading National Siblings Day – Favorite Literary Siblings →

Being Re-Amazed by Maggie Stiefvater & The Raven Boys

Re-reading The Raven Boys made me feel like Maggie was tweeting at me "I told you, I told everyone."

An Adult’s Appreciation for Boy Meets World (Season 1!)

It's a truth universally acknowledged that the first couple seasons of Boy Meets World are much more episodic and juvenile than the later seasons. That's not an issue; the first season takes place when Cory and Shawn are in 6th grade. In a way, the earlier, sheltered seasons reflect where the boys are in life.

Diana’s Hair Is Not Out Of Control, And Other Surprising Takeaways from “A Discovery of Witches”

"Was I the only one looking forward to seeing Diana's grandmother in the rocking chair?"

Make a Wish, Jump in a Fountain, & Celebrate E.L. Konigsburg

If there was ever any chance that Dee and I wouldn't be absolutely enchanted by The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, it went out the door when Claudia and Jamie bathed in the fountain at the Met and realized they could replenish their spending money with the coins in the bottom.