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October 9, 2025

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Published by Rita Mock-Pike at October 9, 2025

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Get Your Spooky Reading On With the Best Halloween Books

It’s that time of year — when the ghouls come out to play with the creepy twins in the shadows of that old house on the hill. You know the one. Where the family gets all “creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky…” Yes, it’s October and time to get your ooky Halloween books list ready to indulge in some spooky fun!

August 30, 2025

Orange and red gradient background, with a desktop monitor at center, with a picture of a book on the screen. A faded "YouTube" imprint has been placed over the center of the image. TEXT: Book Lovers, Find Your Best YouTube Channels Here! - Janaye Roberts

Published by Janaye Roberts at August 30, 2025

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Book Lovers, Find Your Best YouTube Channels Here!

If you're looking to dive into BookTube, these three YouTubers offer a great starting point before branching out to discover even more creators.

April 25, 2025

Dragon flying over castle - best fantasy books of all time

Published by JP DeNeui at April 25, 2025

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My Six Favorite Fantasy Books of All Time

As I have already regaled the internet with the inestimable literary opinions of the esteemed reviewers of Amazon, it’s past time I shared my own conclusions on the best fantasy novels and series out there. I don’t claim to have read everything (only the best), so if I’ve overlooked your favorite fantasies, I apologize preemptively. Let me know!

October 29, 2023

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Published by Sue Cook at October 29, 2023

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October Book Roundup: It’s A Fall Reading Festival

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This beast of a killer runs rampant affecting both females and males. It should be eradicated, but instead continues to destroy families, and lives.

October 12, 2021

Published by Sue Cook at October 12, 2021

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Book Review: Sisterhood of the Infamous

It’s written with such passion, and truth that you can feel what each character is going through. And as a result, I found that it took an emotional toll on me and was hard to read at times. Hard or not, I had to find out what happened next.

May 30, 2021

Published by JP DeNeui at May 30, 2021

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The 10 Best Classic Science Fiction Books Ever

Roundup of the 10 best sci-fi novels from 1819 to 1990.

April 17, 2021

Woman reading book - biographies and memoirs of amazing women

Published by Rita Mock-Pike at April 17, 2021

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12 Brilliant Biographies and Memoirs of Amazing Women in History

A round up of 12 fantastic memoirs and biographies of women who've changed the world.

March 23, 2021

Published by Tandy Malinak at March 23, 2021

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10 of the Best Novels by Women Authors

A collection of 10 of the best fiction works by women authors.

February 15, 2021

Castles in the sky - best fantasy novels

Published by JP DeNeui at February 15, 2021

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The 18 Best Fantasy Novels of 2015-2020

The same intricate worldbuilding that enthralls one reader will spark an outburst by another bemoaning the novel’s insufferable pace. Further, the task of composing a best of list is extra tricky when applied to the fantasy novel as the lines between that genre and sci-fi have become so blurred in recent years that many curators metaphorically throw up their hands and lump the zany tales together.