Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. – Laurie Halse Anderson We are once again in the midst of Banned Books Week, a week in which we celebrate our right to read. Accord…

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Banned Books Week is October 5-11, 2025. This year, more than most years, it seems vital. It seems like everyday there's a new book that has been banned. I DO NOT stand for censorship here. I am doing a daily post on my Instagram, highlighting a banned book each day, with quote(s). I'm going to go ahead and just post them all here.

Helloooo! I hope you’ve had a good week and not gone for a haircut and been asked Stonehenge was real or been told how giants are real or the aliens are in the dark side of the moon. I’m sure that h...

Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing my review of The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore! This is the first book in the Dream Harbor series. Title: The Pumpkin Spice CaféAuthor: Laurie GilmoreAge Category: AdultGenre: RomanceLength: 360 PagesPublished: August 30, 2023Buy the Book: AmazonAdd on Goodreads and TheStoryGraph When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, …

A book review on A Literary Escape about Get It Out by Andrea Becker, a nonfiction book about the hysterectomy through an inclusive lens.

And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun: A Hauntingly Beautiful Tale of Grief and Sisterhood

We're a little later than usual in pulling the dust covers off the good ship ScifiMonth, but there's no keeping a good crew grounded! We'll be back this November for our annual celebration of all things SFnal and we hope you'll join in the fun. We're keeping it low key this year, but we've got banners and a theme and a read-along brewing, and we'll see what else we can rustle up over the next 30 days.

For my October 2025 TBR, the focus is on continuing reading through some series and adding a few non-fiction into the mix.

Hello and happy Sunday! I can't believe it, but October is already here. I just can't wrap my head around it! But, this aside, I am pretty excited because I have a lot of spooky reads waiting for me, and I am really curious to go outside my comfort zone for a bit! What am I reading? Both of my current reads are from my…

Welcome to Buffy's Corner, where I take a look at what's coming up this week on the blog! I'm linking up with The Sunday Post over at Kimberly's blog, The Caffeinated Reviewer. I hope everyone's having a good weekend! I'm so glad the work week is over, lol, it was busy and stressful. My hubby and I just planned a November trip, so I have something to look forward to.

A list on A Literary Escape comprised of "to be read" (TBR) books for October 2025, including ARCS and library books.

A new month means that it is time for a new TBR! So, today I'm making a new one for October. Without further ado, let's dive into my October 2025 hopefuls and a brief recap of how I did with last month's TBR!