Hey all, Sam here. Last year I wanted to participate in the Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour, but we just ended up not really having the time to plan out visits to bookstores because of our schedules. But this year, I told David that I wanted to try and visit at least a handful of the… Continue reading A Day on the Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour
Hey all, Sam here. It's somehow the end of July already, and Gen Con is just a couple of days away. Oh, I should go ahead and say that my July wrap-up post won't be up until I've had a couple of days to recover from the con. I know most of the time I… Continue reading August 2026 TBR
Hey all, Sam here. After the amazing reading month I had in June, I'm ready to keep on reading, BUT I also want to give a little more priority to writing time as well. I basically neglected my writing all of June to indulge in a reading competition with a friend. That being said, I… Continue reading July 2026 TBR
Hey all, Sam here. So....my May wrap-up is coming up so late because I've been deep in the trenches of binge-reading. That is absolutely because of the Pride Month reading challenge issued by my co-worker, and I'm not at all complaining about how much I'm reading. It has felt incredible. But it has meant that… Continue reading May 2026 Wrap-Up
Hey all, Sam here. So, of course, the same day as my June TBR post goes live, I have a co-worker who has decided that it would be fun for us to having a reading contest. Now, I should say that I love this co-worker, and it's overall a low stakes contest...but it does mean… Continue reading A Bonus Pride June TBR
Hey all, Sam here. So May has been a pretty decent month for reading, and I'm honestly hoping to keep that reading momentum going in June. What's also really fun is that June is my last month of reading before I compile my Top Ten Reads of 2026 (January-June Edition) post. There's already a pretty… Continue reading What’s On My June TBR?
Hey all, Sam here. I've had a pretty good reading month for April, and that has been really nice. I even managed to tackle a couple chonky books, which is always a great feeling, and I'll talk about all of those in less than a week (have to finish the month first because I'm still… Continue reading What I Hope to Read in May 2026
Hey all, Sam here. Did I start drafting today's post just a few days into March? Yep, but I was already pretty sure I knew what books I wanted to pick up for the month of April, so it seemed like an easy choice. I actually only ended up changing two of the books on… Continue reading What Do I Want to Read April?
Hey all, Sam here. I've been doing....okay with my monthly TBRs, reading about one third to one half of the books I put on each list. Certainly that could be better, but it also could be worse, so I guess I'll just accept what I've been able to accomplish and keep hoping for improvement. Thankfully… Continue reading My Hopeful Reads for March 2026
Hey all, Sam here. When we reached the end of 2025, oh I had such high hopes for the possibility and potential of 2026. There was something about it that felt so delightful and hopeful....and it only took a few days into the new year to realize that things were just going to continue being… Continue reading Weekend Writer: A Need for Creativity in Tough Times
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