Review: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
September 18, 2025
A swoony romance between two musicians. … More Review: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
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Review: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
September 5, 2025
A moving mystery and romance about a popular anonymous author. … More Review: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Where I’ve Been: The World, The Page, and Other Places
August 12, 2025
A welcome back to Julia’s Bookshelves! … More Where I’ve Been: The World, The Page, and Other Places
Girls on the Case: My Favorite YA Women-Led Mysteries
September 17, 2024
And I would’ve gotten away with it too! If it wasn’t for…. a smart, cunning teenage girl who employs her expert critical thinking skills, social underdog position, and emotional empathy to solve the case. … More Girls on the Case: My Favorite YA Women-Led Mysteries
Review: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
September 14, 2024
Gerald’s conscience is somehow uploaded to the Slack channel and he is completely disconnected from his body. While his coworkers navigate the highs and lows of office life, Gerald has to convince someone to believe he is not, in fact, working from home, and needs help finding a way back to his physical body. … More Review: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
Review: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
August 12, 2024
Down by the Pacific Coast Highway, tucked between the mountains and the sea, is the story of the Riva family in Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Malibu Rising. … More Review: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Fiction: Must-Read Books by Genre
June 2, 2024
Happy Pride Month! I’m celebrating with lots of reading (of course) and taking a look back at some of my favorite stories that highlight the experiences of LGBTQ+ community members. … More Celebrating LGBTQ+ Fiction: Must-Read Books by Genre
Nine Books by Women for International Women’s Day
March 8, 2024
To celebrate International Women’s Day, I’m sharing some of my favorite books written by women. Part of me always always knew that I would be a writer one day. I love books, and stories have guided me my entire life. But there was another part of me that didn’t understand why I would write, or … More Nine Books by Women for International Women’s Day
Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
January 22, 2024
Spaceships. Aliens. Found family. A character-centric science fiction novel with a diverse set of characters. … More Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
My 2023 in Books
December 31, 2023
Everything I read in 2023. … More My 2023 in Books
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