“Other Stuff” I Like Reading About on Your Book Blog. Let’s Discuss.

I’m one of those people who pretty much exclusively follows book blogs. I’m not particularly interested in following blogs that focus on something else like travel or fashion or general lifestyle stuff. BUT I’ve found that I actually really enjoy getting little snippets of those things on my friends’ book blogs. I thought I’d highlight some of the types of non-bookish posts and topics I enjoy seeing on people’s blogs. Not because I’m expecting anyone to […]

Posted May 6, 2019 in Let's Discuss / 75 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 5/5/19

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): Right now, I’m at the SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Writing Conference!! I’ll post an update next week to let you know how it is! Here’s […]

Posted May 5, 2019 in Sunday Post / 24 Comments

May 2019 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the May monthly link-up for the 2019 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! Um hi, how is it May already? This year is going by so fast! And as always, everyone is posting amazing discussions! The winner of our February discussion challenge giveaway was Jessica @ a GREAT Read! She chose Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly, someone remind me to pre-order […]

Posted May 1, 2019 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Giveaways (Ended) / 2 Comments

April 2019 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in April: We went to lots of track meets (my middle daughter is in track). I volunteered at Bernie’s Book Bank with my mom and packed books for kids. I planned a trip to LA in August. We’ll be going on a family vacation and then I’ll be sticking around a few extra days for an SCBWI conference. A perfect blend of business and pleasure! Things I watched: I rented A […]

Posted April 30, 2019 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 53 Comments

Bite-Sized Reviews of Hurricane Season, Release, Grim Lovelies and Story Genius

I’ve got four reviews for you today: a MG contemporary, a YA contemporary, a YA fantasy and a non-fiction writing craft book. I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! Hurricane Season is a poignant story of the complexities of loving a parent who struggles with mental health issues. Fig is used to having to take care of her dad. She’s used to him embarrassing him in front of her […]

Posted April 29, 2019 in Reviews / 16 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 4/28/19

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): Yesterday it snowed again. Why are we not done with winter? I live in Chicago, not Alaska. On Monday, my mom and I spent a couple […]

Posted April 28, 2019 in Sunday Post / 24 Comments

April 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up & Giveaway

It’s time for the April Wrap-Up Round-Up! The March giveaway ends soon, so head over there for your last chance to enter! This is the link-up AND giveaway for our April wrap-up posts. If you don’t already know about the Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up, read the information below: Every month, at the end of the month, I’ll put up a monthly wrap-up link-up post where everyone can link up their month-end posts. There are no specific […]

Posted April 27, 2019 in Giveaways (Ended), Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 13 Comments

I Want to Post It NOW! (AKA One Reason I Almost Never Blog Ahead.) Let’s Discuss.

I am always in awe of people who manage to blog ahead. I mean, some of you guys have things scheduled out for months. It’s beyond my comprehension. I always say that I’m just not organized enough to manage blogging ahead, but I’ve realized that there’s another reason as well: I am terribly impatient and I can’t wait to get that post I’ve just written out there. Case in point: I just wrote a goofy little post […]

Posted April 25, 2019 in Let's Discuss / 61 Comments

Reminiscing: The First Ten Books I Reviewed

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is an audiobook freebie, but I chose to keep it simple: The First Ten Books I Reviewed I thought it might be fun to do a little reminiscing with this post! I started blogging in February of 2013. As a baby blogger I was pretty much just groping around in the dark with no concept of how to run a blog […]

Posted April 23, 2019 in Top Ten Tuesday / 38 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 4/21/19

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates the holiday! We’re spending a low-key day at church (where most of the family is serving for all the […]

Posted April 21, 2019 in Sunday Post / 40 Comments