Holiday Gift Guide Round Up!
Get ready to send this post to your spouse, siblings, and in-laws. If you’ve found your way here, it’s no doubt because you’re a reader. Below are six gift guides that all play a part…
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Mixologist
You don’t have to be a mixologist to craft delicious drinks at home. This is a list of my favorite tools, glassware, and literature that any home bartender will surely love! This Crystal Shaker This…
View PostHoliday Gifts for the Young Reader
Young readers and tweens can be so difficult to buy for! This list is full of gifts that young readers and young self-care aesthetic girlies will love! These Retro Happy Face Slippers Cozy reading never…
View PostIndependent Shops for Holiday Reader Gifts
Etsy is an incredible resource for unique, handmade, and personalized gifts for every season! I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite readerly shops to put on your lineup this season! Embroidery Bookmarks from SusanPrints…
View Post2023 Holiday Tech Gifts for the Reader
Get ready to forward this post to the next person that asks, “What’s on your holiday list?” I’ve gathered my favorite and most popular tech gifts of 2023, and there is something for literally everyone!…
View PostThis Cozy Reader Holiday Gift Guide Has Everything Your Bookworm Needs
If there is one thing I excel at, it’s creating a cozy reading environment. I want a serene reading space that fills me with joy, to be swaddled in my cozy clothes, and have plenty…
View PostThe Perfect Holiday Gifts for the Bookstagrammer on Your List
What is Bookstagram?! BookTok?! What is going on? Fam, reading is cool again and we’re talking about it in big ways! Bookstagram, BookTok, and BookTube are niche communities on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where accounts…
View PostThis Digital Reading Journal Will Help You Crush Your 2024 Reading Goals
No matter what you call it – a reading journal, reading log, book tracker, reading list, reading diary, or digital journal – you can be sure THIS is the tool to help you make the…
View PostYou’ll Be the Wingleader of Book Club with This Fourth Wing-Inspired Cocktail
Here I am, just a mere 48 hours away from the release of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, and I can’t think of a better way to feed my excitement than with a celebratory cocktail…
View PostSeven Nonfiction Reads to Celebrate Nonfiction November
I don’t know about you, but when I hear “nonfiction,” I have a negative association. I think of boredom and grinding to push through books that don’t excite me. Although I’m not an avid nonfiction…
View PostFive Books to Read this Fall if You’re a Mood Reader
I read nine books in September and these are the five that made the biggest impressions. To my surprise, they’re all entirely different vibes. No matter your mood this fall, these five selections are the…
View PostRomance Books to Read in Your Tayvis Era
By now, we are all well aware that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may or may not be dating. In my ongoing attempts to get the world to read more books, I’ve compiled a list…
View Post8 Thrillers You Need to Read This Spooky Season
This is my warning to you that you may want to read these in the daylight! As Autumn approaches, many readers are looking to fill their TBRs with plenty of spooky reads. Let me help…
View PostFree Fall Coloring Page Download
This Texas summer has me dreaming of cooler days ahead! I couldn’t help but channel that desire into something cute and seasonally appropriate! Keep reading to get your own coloring page sent right to you!…
View PostThe Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand – Cocktail
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand signified so much to me during a trip I’ll never forget. I look forward to her books each year. They’re familiar, juicy, and a welcome retreat. The first book…
View PostThe Best Books of Summer 2023
Whether you’re an Emily Henry stan, a Lisa Jewell girlie, or somewhere in the middle like me, this list of books is what you need to finish out your hot book summer! I’m a mood…
View PostMake the Most of Your Alaskan Cruise: Travel Itinerary and Must-Have Items
We recently went on an Alaskan Cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit! This is definitely a bucket list cruise and I’m still in absolute awe of the beauty that is the Alaskan coastline. We saw tons…
View PostFive Star Cocktail: Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade
Once or twice a year, my mood reader heart craves a book that will rip me apart and leave me changed. On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel took that as a challenge and grabbed…
View PostFive Star Cocktail: The Garden City
Katherine Center’s books are known for bringing all of the warm fuzzies and her 2023 release, Hello Stranger, is a contender for her sweetest love story yet! It’s my latest read to earn a Five…
View PostFive Star Cocktail: The Strawberry Margarita
Maame by Jessica George might just be THE contemporary fiction novel of the year. Okay, March might be too soon to call it, but this book will certainly make it to many reader’s favorite lists…
View PostBook Review: Maame by Jessica George
Maame by Jessica George might just be THE contemporary fiction novel of the year. Okay, March might be too soon to call it, but this book will certainly make it to many reader’s favorite lists…
View PostBook Review: On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel
Once or twice a year, my mood reader heart craves a book that will rip me apart and leave me changed. On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel took that as a challenge and grabbed…
View PostBook Review: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
I love a book that brings all of the warm fuzzies and Hello Stranger by Katherine Center is a contender for her sweetest love story yet! In a recent Instagram Reel, Center shared her perspective…
View PostFive Romance Books to Read in February
January is coming to a close and I am fully invested in building a February TBR full of fun and love! The five below are all at the top of my mind. I can’t wait…
View PostThe Best of 2022
It’s no secret that ‘22 was a transforming year for this space. I said “goodbye” to what I thought was my lifelong career and jumped off the deep end into social media and content creation.…
View Post10 January Books that You Should Pre-Order Now
Happy New Year! If you’re feeling anything like me, you’ve been bouncing back and forth between holiday hangover and extreme motivation to get 2023 rolling. Wherever you’re at with this new year, I hope you’re…
View PostFour Holiday Books to Get You in the Christmas Spirit
It’s no secret that I LOVE embracing all that the Christmas season has to offer. (Hello, viral book ornament post.) One way that surely gets me into the spirit each year is lining up all…
View PostGet the Viral Book Ornament Directions!
Have you seen the viral book ornament video going around?! You know, the one that holds tiny books that look like confetti, representing all of the books you read this year?! It’s magical and not…
View PostAtomic Habits Five Star Review and Cocktail
Atomic Habits by James Clear is the first book I’ve ever read twice in the same year! I first read this book in February and it was like fireworks going off in my brain. There…
View Post11 Books I Read in October and the Ones You Should Know About
I read eleven books this month and here’s what you should know about them! With Instagram glitching ~yet again~ this week, this was a great reminder that we don’t own our Instagram platforms. Anything could…
View PostFive Books Your Book Club Should Read This Winter
Picking the next book for your book club can be stressful! Depending on how your club operates, you may submit books and vote on one or you may rotate and allow different members to choose…
View PostI’m Glad My Mom Died Five Star Cocktail Recipe
I recently read I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy and it was a grand slam five-star read! It will be one that’s added to the stack of Five Star Reads of 2022! I…
View PostAmazon Prime Early Access Sale!
Amazon is hosting its first ever Prime Early Access Sale October 11-12! This two-day sale gives early access to Black Friday deals exclusively to Prime members. A blogger friend of mine said that Amazon Sales…
View PostTen Books I Read in September 2022
I tend to remember books in association with the season I read them in. The transition from Summer to Fall is typically my least favorite time of year. If you’re a newsletter subscriber, I talked…
View PostFive Books You Need to Read This Fall
Cozy vibes are setting in and that means it’s time to get your fall books lined up. It can be so overwhelming to sift through a sea of choices and know which books to prioritize.…
View PostBeauty in the Box: Your Fairy Tale Closet is Now a Reality
I can see the scene from Mean Girls now, “the limit does not exist.” That’s what I’ve been whispering to myself every since Beauty in the Box finally launched. Raise your hand if you’ve ever…
View PostThe Bookcase Beauty Backlist Club
Books piling up faster than you can read? I’ve got a club for you! Last week, I shared a post about why I started a book club. You can find it linked below, if you…
View PostThe Bookcase Beauty Book Club
I can see the headline now, “Girl who previously hated commitment reading starts a book club.” You may be thinking, “how does that even happen?!” For such a long time, I was so turned off…
View PostEverything You Must Do in Midcoast Maine: A Four Day Itinerary
Turn thirty, run away to Maine. That’s essentially what I did! I wanted to bring in a new decade in a new and beautiful place! Summers in Maine are legendary and I finally got my…
View PostTake My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Five Star Review
I recently read Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez and it was a total five star read! It will be one that’s added to the stack of Five Star Reads of 2022! This historical fiction…
View PostThe Bodyguard by Katherine Center Five Star Review
“Perfect. Perfect. Perfect.” That viral sound clip was the first thing that came to mind when I closed this precious gem of a book. I read The Bodyguard on a plane ride back to Texas…
View PostFive Summer Romance Reads of 2022
These five recommendations come with a sweetness (and maybe like a poblano pepper level of spice) guarantee. Ones that not only will you love, but can feel confident recommending to your mother, too! Summer isn’t…
View PostTop Five-Star Book Recommendations of 2022
Okay, okay, top five-star recommendations for the first half of 2022! I’ve done the vetting, so you don’t have to! Whether you’re looking for something sweet and sappy or criminally thrilling, there’s a five-star book…
View PostThe Hotel Nantucket – Five Star Review and Cocktail Recipe
If you’re looking for the buzziest read of the summer, you’ve found it! It’s no secret how much I love Elin Hilderbrand novels. Take a look at my Instagram page and you’ll quickly realize how…
View PostThe Ultimate Summer Guide to a week in Idaho Springs, CO
As the summer season approached, Austin and I searched for a vacation destination that would be the perfect place for our family to come together and relax. We knew we wanted to head to the…
View PostChildren’s Art and Literacy Festival
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Children’s Art & Literacy Festival in Abilene, Texas! You may not know that Austin and I used to live in Abilene. He grew up there and we…
View PostHow to Organize Your Bookshelf
You’ve got the books. You’ve got a designated space. Now, how are you organizing? Hello, friends! We’re talking about organization! I get asked all the time how I organize the bookcase and I’m happy to…
View Post4 Reading Habits to Bring into 2022
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