I read a wide variety of books this month, with varying success. There was plenty of loss and heartache in these stories, with some glimmers of hope sprinkled in. Let’s jump into ...
- Home
- Category: Book Corner
Quick Lit + February 2026
I had an EXCELLENT reading month with a range of books that I can’t wait to share with you today. There’s a lot of ’em, so let’s jump right to the reviews. ...
Present in 2026 Book Review #1: Every Home a Foundation
I’ve always loved home. Growing up, I actually spent a fair amount of time outside the home: I attended public schools and was involved in multiple extracurriculars during the school year, and ...
Books Beyond the Favorites: Bonus Superlatives from My 2025 Reading
My great reading slump of the tail-end of 2025 is well-documented, but stepping back to view the year as a whole, I can’t help but observe that I read a LOT of ...
Quick Lit + January 2026
This first Quick Lit post of 2026 is recapping one of my lowest-ever reading months. I have just five book reviews to share with you today, but we still have some variety, ...
2025 Reading Wrap-Up and My Favorite Books of the Year
It’s time for one of my favorite posts of every year: a big-picture recap of my year in books, with a bunch of nerdy statistics drawn from my MANY reading journals and ...
Quick Lit + December 2025
It was an eclectic reading month, with quite a bit of Middle Grade, a few holiday books, a touch of fiction, and some really good nonfiction. Let’s get to the reviews! FICTION ...
Quick Lit + November 2025
We have a decent mix of books to review today: some historical fiction, a couple of family dramas, and a mystery, plus a comical essay collection and a thought-provoking book on prayer. ...
Featured Book Review: Walking with God
“It is our deepest need, as human beings, to learn to live intimately with God,” John Eldredge observes in Walking with God. “It is what we were made for.” There is a ...
Bookish Considerations: What do you do when your reading feels broken?
I have heard many avid readers talk about the ways that books have saved them in their hardest moments. When life gets difficult, or sad, or simply busy, they are able to ...