Author: Cassie Sheets
Reading a book a week may sound overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be a chore. These six tips will make the book a week goal much more realistic, …
When you’re moving from apartment to apartment every year, or living in a tiny space, hauling a giant bookshelf around in addition to your home library can feel like …
Recovery can feel incredibly lonely, even with the support of recovery groups, friends, or family. While addiction memoirs can be difficult to read (especially in early recovery), they can …
There are very few things that are more stressful than staring at the dwindling number in your checking account and trying to figure out how you’re going to buy …
Shopping for books online can be convenient. You can find anything you would ever want, new or used, and have it delivered to your house with the click of …
There’s nothing like the smell of books. Old books, new paperbacks, and leather bound books all have own distinctive scent, and book lovers just can’t get enough. There are …
When I was younger, the people I most admired were librarians. They seemed like they knew everything in the entire universe. As I’ve gotten older, that hasn’t changed at …
A writer’s diary is a magical thing. It’s the place literary legends work out sloppy first drafts, explore their deepest anxieties, and gossip about the people in their lives …
We all know someone who just doesn’t love reading. Sometimes they’ll pick up a book and devour it in a day, but that’s rare, and they can never seem …
A great book can open up a whole new world, and great historical fiction is the closest thing we have to a time machine. These young adult historical fiction …
Cassie Sheets
August 26, 2016
Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Human Interest, John Green, More, Neil Gaiman, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Social Media, Women, Young Adult
Tumblr can be a great way to keep up with your favorite authors. These eight authors use the site as a place to talk to fans, share their favorite …
Philadelphia, the city where The Constitution was written, is known as the birthplace of American democracy. While we may hear about Benjamin Franklin or the Liberty Bell in history …
With so many great books in the world, how do you choose your bucket list books? These 10 classics from around the globe represent a diverse group of voices, …
As someone who suffered through all 691 pages of East of Eden in a college class, I am not someone who believes all classic reads are going to connect with …
When you picture a chick lit book cover, what do you see? A pair of heels or a frilly dress might make an appearance. Maybe there’s a woman with …
These five women writers weren’t afraid to tell all in their confessional memoirs. From brutally honest stories about the mixed feelings we have when caring for sick loved ones, …
Cassie Sheets
August 5, 2016
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Faves, Feminism, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, More, Philosophy, Politics, Reading, Women
My to-read list is full of wild women. It’s full of women who misbehave, break the rules, lash out, self-destruct, build themselves up again, find some kind of freedom, …
Cassie Sheets
August 3, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Bookshelf Porn, Classics, Faves, Literary Fiction, Reading, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Social Media, Videos, Young Adult
YouTube has come a long way since the days of squirrel water skiing and double rainbows. Chances are, if you have an interest, there’s an entire community on YouTube …
I’ll admit I was a little slow to hop on the Instagram bandwagon. Okay, as someone who joined this year, I was a lot slow. If I had known …
When Stephen Colbert drew a comparison between the Republican National Convention and The Hunger Games, he tapped into a common feeling among American voters who, say, don’t want to …