Can you guess these famous first lines from classic books? Take the literary quiz to find out! I’ll give you the opening line from a classic novel, and you identify which book it comes from! As a book lover, it brings me great delight that I’m married to another book lover. One of the nerdy […]
Southern Fiction Reading Challenge
How many of these Southern fiction classics have you read? These bestselling Southern novels and short stories will challenge and inspire as they transport you to the American South. If you want to better understand an era, a place, or a people, read its literature. I have a deep love for the American South, and […]
Classic Books Becoming Movies and Miniseries in 2019
Want to find out what classic book-to-movie adaptations are coming out in 2019? Check out this list of classic books becoming movies and TV miniseries for the big screen, Amazon, Netflix, and the BBC. I get excited when I hear that a classic book is getting a film adaptation. Sometimes they turn out great (like […]
11 Things Nancy Drew Taught Me About Life
Nancy Drew solved mysteries…and in the process taught us how to face life with curiosity and class. Read on for eleven timeless life lessons from everyone’s favourite titian-haired amateur sleuth. Like many girls in the 90s (and for that matter, the previous six decades!) I grew up reading Nancy Drew. My library sported a long […]
5 Melodramatic Novels for Hopeless Romantics
You’re never too old for a good, escapist melodramatic novel. Enjoy these five cozy romantic classics when you’re in the mood for an old-fashioned love story. If you’re like me, you may have relished, in your younger days, a good deal of melodramatic novels. You know–the classic kind of melodramas–the kind that critics claim are […]
18 Useful New Year’s Resolutions for Book Lovers
Here are 18 bookish New Year’s Resolutions for book lovers everywhere. These resolutions will bring more books into your life, and make you a better reader with the best kind of bookish habits. Beyond a general goal of “read more books,” what can we as bookworms do to improve our reading lives this year? Well, […]
The Tea and Ink Society Book Oscars Are Here!
The third annual Tea and Ink Society Book Oscars are here! This year there were 9 awards. Check out which books won Best Hero, Best Vintage Novel, Best Dialogue, and more… I like to award “Book Oscars” as part of my reflection on the reading year. This is my version of a “best of” or […]
A Bookworm’s Guide to Decluttering Your Bookshelves (and why you would even consider such a thing)
Decluttering your bookshelves isn’t easy when you’re a bibliophile. Here’s why it’s a good idea to unclutter your book collection, plus practical steps (and a bit of book collecting wisdom from Anne of Green Gables). If you already know me from my other blog, you know decluttering is a passion of mine, and that I […]
Lovely Gift Ideas for Anne of Green Gables Fans
These Anne of Green Gables inspired gifts make the perfect present for any fan of L. M. Montgomery’s novels. Put them on your own wish list or gift them to a kindred spirit! More often than not, we bookworms are proud of the books we love. I’m happy to identify myself as a fan of […]
My Favourite Gothic Novels for Wild and Windswept Nights
These classic Gothic novels will send a delicious chill up your spine! Get ready for secret passages, dark plots, rapacious villains, and Gothic fiction at its best, from Ann Radcliffe to Wilkie Collins to Louisa May Alcott. My sixteenth year was the one I discovered Gothic novels. I was living in Chile with my family, […]
