What are Random Bookish Thoughts? There are many different discussion memes in the book blogosphere, but most of them come up with topics that have some level of a universal appeal to most, if not all, book bloggers or readers. However, sometimes I think of things that I believe are unique to me and my … Continue reading TCL’s #RandomBookishThoughts #5 – Well, Actually…→| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
This week’s #LetsTalkBookish topic is… A Change in Bookish Opinions Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions. I do not expect anyone to agree with anything here, and in fact, I’m certain that many will disagree and/or even hate many of the things I’ve written below. Sorry about that, but you are always welcome to express … Continue reading TCL’s #LetsDiscuss2025 #8 – Changing Bookish Opinions – #LetsTalkBookish2025 #3.→| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Yes, I’m still taking a pottery classes, and still baking my own bread! So, here are some updates on both those fronts.| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Reviews From the Stacks Once again, I want to thank Jana and her blog Reviews from the Stacks, who created this fun, monthly book list meme. Now, it is true that Jana runs a link party for this which is supposed to take place on the first Saturday of every month. However, as you all … Continue reading TCL’s Spell the Month in Books #26 – August 2025!→| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Shelf Control is a weekly celebration created by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies, of the unread books on our shelves. Lisa says: “Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (sugge…| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Today’s topic comes from the Book Blogger Hop for the week of June 27-July 3 The topic is… Have you ever purchased the wrong book by accident? If so, what did you do next? Did you retur…| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Literary gift boxes are a fun and thoughtful way to celebrate great books and authors. These boxes are perfect for book lovers.| Literary Ladies Guide
Shelf Control is a weekly celebration created by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies, of the unread books on our shelves. Lisa says: “Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (sugge…| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Overview of Toni Morrison as editor and publisher, which was hugely influential in contemporary Black literature and the publishing world.| Literary Ladies Guide
These trailblazing ibrarians built diversity and cultural awareness into the fabric of what has evolved into the contemporary library.| Literary Ladies Guide
Learn about fascinating women of the past through novelizations of their lives, now widely known as the genre of biofiction.| Literary Ladies Guide
Edna St. Vincent Millay was just nineteen when she began to compose “Renascence” some time toward the end of 1911. Written at a time of uncertainty about her future, it was a poem about herself, yet it dealt with the common human struggle to find hope when everything seems hopeless. She had been an outstanding student in her tiny Maine high school, and a star contributor to the popular children’s publication St. Nicholas Magazine. Once she had passed the age limit (eighteen) for submis...| Literary Ladies Guide
Great 1925 fiction by women writers, including Virginia Woolf, Zora Neale Hurston, Willa Cather, Anita Loos, & Anzia Yezierska.| Literary Ladies Guide
It's incredible (and sad) that we're still grappling with the same issues presented in these five 1920s novels by women writers.| Literary Ladies Guide
Fascinating facts about Ursula Parrott (1899 – 1957) bestselling author who was best known for her first novel, Ex-Wife (1929).| Literary Ladies Guide