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Keeping the House by Ellen Baker

Keeping the House by Ellen Baker is a beautifully crafted novel on domesticity in dual timelines. Baker’s narrative is the definition of the grass being greener on the other side. Each matriarch has dreams of what life would be like had they made different choices. The first family is introduced in the time period of…

Relatable Humor for Women: Aunt Erma’s Cope Book and Other Laughs

Aunt Erma’s Cope Book is relatable humor for women everywhere. Most of us have so many changes as we get older, not only just with parenting, but with ourselves. We read self-help books on dieting, coping with stress, enhancing our beauty, and on and on it goes. Bombeck writes about leaving notes for her children…

Beach Reads from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 00’s, List #1

I began reading Confessions from a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella again this week. Remember that cult classic series? I went to Kinsella’s website, and read that she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, at the end of 2022. She’s one of my favorite authors so the news was difficult for me…

Xio Axelrod, Author of The Lillys Book Series

There is a public library near where I live that I just love. There is a calming pervasiveness inside the building that drowns out noise from outside. As I’m lazily browsing the new fiction shelf, my eyes are drawn to a book spine. The color is vibrant, and the title is intriguing. I keep browsing,…

The 2024 Contemporary Romance List

Click on the author’s name or titles to purchase. Annabel Monaghan is a new author for me. I found her books while searching on Amazon, and then visited her website. She seems like such a fun, personable author. Her newest book, Summer Romance, is set to published June 4th, 2024. Current works available are Same…

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Welcome to The Quirky Bookworm! I’ve always loved reading, and even as a child I had to carry a book with me. I’m a librarian, wife, and mom. I’m glad to be sharing my passion with you. Thank you for visiting my site!

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