I’ll never forget my hometown’s library. I can still remember the excitement of heading down the cement steps into the children’s room, the scent of the card catalogues, and the thrill of graduating to a “grown up” library card, which meant—joy of all joys!–being able to check out more books. It was where I learned … More To the Stars Through Difficulties: A Book for Library Lovers
A champion has been named!!! After weeks of March Hunkness competition, we finally have a winner. In round one, he beat out Hunger Games hottie Gale Hawthorne. In round two, he held strong against Victoria’s very sexy Lord M. Round three had him defeating Gone with the Wind icon Rhett Butler (sometimes it helps to … More Announcing the March Hunkness Champion of Hunks
North Carolina may have won the March Madness NCAA Championship, but at Book Perfume, we’ve got one more winner to determine—the March Hunkness Champion of Hunks! It’s been a competition with a lot of ups and downs. We had to say goodbye to some pretty perfect hunks along the way (I still love you, Bhaer!), … More March Hunkness: THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
You wonderful readers have spoken and your Final Four are HERE!!! The Wild Card Round gave you a chance to bring back one of our eliminated hunks, and while it initially looked like Jane Eyre’s Rochester had it in the bag, Persuasion’s Captain Fredrick Wentworth, eliminated in Round One, made a comeback!!! Kudos, Cap’n. You’ve … More March Hunkness: THE FINAL FOUR
The first round polls have closed and the results are in! Our Terrific 27 battled hard. There were a couple of really close calls and a couple of blowouts (poor Bhaer), but in the end, 13 literary hunks reigned victorious and are moving on to round two in Book Perfume’s first ever March Hunkness. (Silly … More March Hunkness Round Two: The Thrilling Thirteen
Falling hard and fast for a fictional character can have its complications, but falling hard and fast for a fictional representation of a real life person who lived over two hundred years ago can be even stickier. I mean, what was he really like? Was he as charming as he’s portrayed on the page, or … More Literary Hunk of February: Lord Melbourne
When I pick up a Claire Cook book, I know exactly what I’m getting myself into. I know that I’m going to laugh, I know that I’m going to spend time with some quirky, relatable characters, and I know that I’m going to come away feeling totally inspired. These are the things Claire does best, … More Get Your Literary Step Count in with “The Wildwater Walking Club: Back on Track”
I’m all about the royals. Whether I’m binge-watching The Crown, fangirling over Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, or breaking the news to Riggins that his reign as king doesn’t actually extend beyond our front door, I’m always looking for ways to weave a bit more royalty into my day. When I first heard about author Daisy Goodwin’s … More Daisy Goodwin’s “Victoria” Reigns Supreme
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again (if I can stop eating Christmas cookies long enough to get it out): There’s nothing I love more than a great debut novel. As I sat down to write my “Favorite Books of 2016″ post, I found that I just couldn’t do it because there were … More My Favorite Debuts of 2016
A funny thing happened to me when I picked up Jane Green’s latest novel, Falling. As with many thick and juicy books (just how I like them!), I thought it would last me for a good few days at least. I settled in with it on a Sunday morning over breakfast, figuring I’d get in … More You’ll Fall for Jane Green’s “Falling”
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