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Stranger Things Adapted For Fiction and Other Bookish News
by Shannon Fox
Enjoying this new series? I’ll be back next week with the latest rumblings in the literary world! * Love the Netflix show Stranger Things? There’s a few books based on the hit show headed your way this fall. Check it out here. * NPR reported that in the last half a decade, the number of U.S. adults who are reading poetry has nearly doubled. … Read More Stranger Things Adapted For Fiction and Other Bookish News
Reading Spaces: Reading Nook
by Shannon Fox
I love when I stumble across one of these pictures where someone has lovingly carved out a hidey-hole book nook. These spaces have little to no other function other than to serve as a comfortable retreat from the world where one can get lost exploring other worlds. All images via Houzz
Reading Spaces: Classic Libraries
by Shannon Fox
Is there anything better than stepping into a traditional home library? You know the type. Lots of dark wood, persian rugs, antique furniture, and wall-to-wall books. Since it’s pouring rain while I’m writing this, this week’s reading spaces is dedicated to the perfect place to curl up with a good book on a dark and stormy night. Rolling ladder and bottle of brandy not … Read More Reading Spaces: Classic Libraries
Reading Spaces: Unusual Bookshelves
by Shannon Fox
For the longest time, I’ve always described my personal decorating style as beachy glam. Lots of white, blues, and greys with seaside and metallic accents. Recently though I realized that there’s such a thing called Transitional style and that pretty much describes my decor as well. Houzz has a nice definition of Transitional style here. Because of my style preferences, I’m a big fan of … Read More Reading Spaces: Unusual Bookshelves
Reading Spaces: Summer Lounging
by Shannon Fox
Summer will be here before we know it and I’m already dreaming of whiling away lazy summer days with a good book. Truth be told, I burn easily so there isn’t a lot of difference between reading during the summer and reading during any other time of year. But that doesn’t stop me from fantasizing about basking in the sun, preferably on one of … Read More Reading Spaces: Summer Lounging
Reading Spaces: Children’s Room
by Shannon Fox
One of my very good friends is having her first baby this summer. And that’s got me thinking a lot about how raising child is so different than when we grew up. 1995 is roughly considered to be the year the internet really became a thing for the average consumer in America. I was five years old at the time. We didn’t get an internet-connected … Read More Reading Spaces: Children’s Room
Reading Spaces: A Towering Pile of Books
by Shannon Fox
I was sick recently and how I passed one of the days consisted of rearranging my bookshelves and creating my TBR stack. I posted a picture of it on Instagram here, but the pile is about 3 feet tall. It’s definitely become a problem in the last year or so that I have more books than fit on my bookshelf. This was the result both … Read More Reading Spaces: A Towering Pile of Books
Getting to Yes
by Shannon Fox
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury Since its original publication nearly thirty years ago, Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution. … Read More Getting to Yes
2016: The Year of the Good Book
by Shannon Fox
2016 IN REVIEW: 2016 was a lot of things to a lot of people, but one thing it was to me personally was The Year of the Good Book. I may have had whiplash from the terrible things, bad news, and even worse luck that rained down on us this year, but at least I had many wonderful books for comfort! HOW MANY BOOKS … Read More 2016: The Year of the Good Book
The Girl on the Train
by Shannon Fox
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins EVERY DAY THE SAME Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. … Read More The Girl on the Train
Magonia
by Shannon Fox
By Maria Davhana Headley Aza Ray is drowning in thin air. Since she was a baby, Aza has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ever harder for her to breathe, to speak—to live. So when Aza catches a glimpse of a ship in the sky, her family chalks it up to a cruel side effect of her medication. But Aza doesn’t … Read More Magonia
The Honor Was Mine
by Shannon Fox
A very special post today on Isle of Books, as we remember the fallen on the 15th anniversary of 9/11. For all those who serve at home and abroad. For all those civilians who have lost their lives to terrorists. And for all those who gave their lives in service to their country. We remember you. The Honor Was Mine by Elizabeth Heaney When … Read More The Honor Was Mine
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