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The Best Books of 2015

The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen (audio)

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Mailbox Monday #355

337th Virtual Poetry Circle

Happy Holidays 2015

National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! by J. Patrick Lewis

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith (audio)

Mailbox Monday #354

336th Virtual Poetry Circle

Piglet Bo Is Not Scared! by Geert De Kockere, illustrated by Tineke Van Hemeldonck

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier by Ree Drummond

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

The Lost Journals of Sylvia Plath by Kimberly Knutsen

Mailbox Monday #353

335th Virtual Poetry Circle

The Runaway Santa: A Christmas Adventure Story by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Aaron Zenz

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Interview with Kimberly Knutsen

Mailbox Monday #352

334th Virtual Poetry Circle

The Night Before Christmas: A Brick Story by Clement C. Moore, illustrated by Amanda Brack

Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega Vol. 6 by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez

Locke & Key: Clockworks Vol. 5 by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez

Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom Vol. 4 by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez

Mailbox Monday #351

333rd Virtual Poetry Circle

Tough Cookie by Kate Louise, illustrated by Grace Sandford

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (audio)

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Mailbox Monday #350

332nd Virtual Poetry Circle

Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border

Longbourn's Songbird by Beau North

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Mailbox Monday #349

331st Virtual Poetry Circle

Over the River & Through the Wood by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Kim Smith

Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows Vol. 3 by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez

Locke & Key: Head Games Vol. 2 by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez

Water on the Moon by Jean P. Moore

Mailbox Monday #348

330th Virtual Poetry Circle

Seriously, You Have to Eat by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Owen Brozman

An Age of License by Lucy Knisley

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Interview with Kate Kerrigan

Mailbox Monday #347

329th Virtual Poetry Circle

I Want to Eat Your Books by Karin Lefranc and Tyler Parker

Mind Your Monsters by Catherine Bailey, illustrated by Oriol Vidal

Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson (audio)

Mailbox Monday #346

328th Virtual Poetry Circle

The Runaway Pumpkin: A Halloween Adventure Story by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Aaron Zenz

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez

Underdays: Poems by Martin Ott

Poe's Children: The New Horror edited by Peter Straub

Mailbox Monday #345

327th Virtual Poetry Circle

Ava the Monster Slayer by Lisa Maggiore, illustrated by Ross Felten

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson (audio)

Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss

Displacement by Lucy Knisley

Mailbox Monday #344

326th Virtual Poetry Circle

Monster Trouble! by Lane Fredrickson, illustrated by Michael Robertson

The Colorado Kid by Stephen King (audio)

All the Words Are Yours: Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (audio)

Mailbox Monday #343

325th Virtual Poetry Circle

The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings by Anna Llenas

Interview: A Conversation with Juliette Wells for 200th Anniversary of Emma

Miss Emily by Nuala O'Connor

The Visitant by Megan Chance

Mailbox Monday #342

324th Virtual Poetry Circle

Dining With ... Monsters: A Disgusting Way to Count to 10! by Agnese Baruzzi

Teacher's Pets by Crystal Hurdle

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (audio)

Strange Theater by John Amen

Mailbox Monday #341

323rd Virtual Poetry Circle

A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest

Under the Dome by Stephen King (audio)

The Uncertainty Principle: Poems by Roxanna Bennett

The Same-Different: Poems by Hannah Sanghee Park

Mailbox Monday #340

322nd Virtual Poetry Circle

Dark Sparkler by Amber Tamblyn

LOVE: A Philadelphia Affair by Beth Kephart

Lives of Crime and Other Stories by L. Shapley Bassen

The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch

Mailbox Monday #339

321st Virtual Poetry Circle

The Race for Paris by Meg Waite Clayton

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (audio)

How the Trees Got Their Voices by Susan Andra Lion

Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella (audio)

Mailbox Monday #338

320th Virtual Poetry Circle

Piglet Bo Can Do Anything! by Geert de Kockere, illustrated by Tineke Van Hemeldonck

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

11/22/63 by Stephen King (audio)

Bleedovers by William Todd Rose

Mailbox Monday #337

319th Virtual Poetry Circle

Wet Silence by Sweta Srivastava Vikram

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff & Giveaway

French Coast by Anita Hughes

Mailbox Monday #336

318th Virtual Poetry Circle

Goodnight Songs: A Celebration of the Seasons by Margaret Wise Brown

Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses by Dick Flavin

Rome in Love by Anita Hughes

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (audio)

Mailbox Monday #335

317th Virtual Poetry Circle

This Old Van by Kim Norman, illustrated by Carolyn Conahan

How to Entertain, Distract, and Unplug Your Kids by Matthew Jervis

Salem's Lot by Stephen King (audio)

Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans

Mailbox Monday #334

316th Virtual Poetry Circle

Animal Gas: A Farty Farce by Bryan Ballinger

Mireille by Molly Cochran

Mistaking Her Character by Maria Grace

A Week at the Lake by Wendy Wax

Mailbox Monday #333

315th Virtual Poetry Circle

"Could You Lift Up Your Bottom?" by Hee-jung Chang, illustrated by Sung-hwa Chung

Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien

Earth Joy Writing: Creating Harmony Through Journaling and Nature by Cassie Premo Steele, Ph.D.

The Cake Therapist by Judith Fertig

Mailbox Monday #332

314th Virtual Poetry Circle

Who Eats First? by Ae-hae Yoon, illustrated by Hae-won Yang

Guest Post: Emotional Abuse by Maria Grace

Revival by Stephen King (audio)

14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Mailbox Monday #331

313th Virtual Poetry Circle

A Day at Grandma's by Mi-ae Lee, illustrated by Yang-sook Choi

The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War illustrated by Jim Kay

Interview with Carolina De Robertis, author of The Gods of Tango

Stencil Craft: Techniques for Fashion, Art & Home by Margaret Peot

Mailbox Monday #330

312th Virtual Poetry Circle

Happy Independence Day!

Urban Art Berlin: Version 2.0 by Kai Jakob

Lucky Alan and Other Stories by Jonathan Lethem

Ally-Saurus & the First Day of School by Richard Torrey

Mailbox Monday #329

311th Virtual Poetry Circle

Gorillas in Our Midst by Richard Fairgray and Terry Jones

Longbourn by Jo Baker (audio)

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

Mailbox Monday #328

310th Virtual Poetry Circle

Changes: A Child's First Poetry Collection by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (audio)

U.S. Only Giveaway: Summer Secrets by Jane Green

Doughnuts & Deadly Schemes by Janel Gradowski

Mailbox Monday #327

309th Virtual Poetry Circle

Something fun for my grammar loving friends

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace by Ian Doescher

The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sanna

Mailbox Monday #326

308th Virtual Poetry Circle

Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Young Jane Austen: Becoming a Writer by Lisa Pliscou

Ohio Violence by Alison Stine

Mailbox Monday #325

307th Virtual Poetry Circle

How Tiger Says Thank You! and How Penguin Says Please! by Abigail Samoun, illustrated by Sarah Watts

The Book of Goodbyes by Jillian Weise

The Snowman by Jo Nesbø

Crossfades by William Todd Rose & Giveaway

Memorial Day Cookouts & Remembrance

Mailbox Monday #324

306th Virtual Poetry Circle

Lost and by Jeff Griffin

Pride & Prejudice: Retold in Limericks by Seamus O'Leprechaun

The House of Hawthorne by Erika Robuck

Double Jinx by Nancy Reddy

Mailbox Monday #323

305th Virtual Poetry Circle

Gaithersburg Book Festival 2015

Review and Giveaway: Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews

Looking for Potholes by Joe Wenke

The Sound of Glass by Karen White

Mailbox Monday #322

305th Virtual Poetry Circle

Take a Peek with Peek-a-Bear by Jill Mangel Weisfeld

Hope to Die by James Patterson (audio)

The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs by Greil Marcus, Read by Henry Rollins

The Antigone Poems by Marie Slaight with charcoal drawings from Terrence Tasker

Mailbox Monday #321

304th Virtual Poetry Circle

ABC Universe by American Museum of Natural History

Interview with Luanne Castle, Author of Doll God

Remember the Sun: Poems of Nature and Inspiration by Melanie Simms

Interview with Stephen G. Eoannou, Author of Muscle Cars

Mailbox Monday #320

Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-Thon Wrap Up 2015

303rd Virtual Poetry Circle

National Poetry Month Fun...AND...

Free Air: Poems by Joe Wenke

Banned for Life by Arlene Ang

The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy

Guest Post: Inspiration for Moonchild Dreams by Nadia Gerassimenko

Mailbox Monday #319

302nd Virtual Poetry Circle

Haiku Friday #3

Interview with Jeannine Hall Gailey, author of The Robot Scientist's Daughter

Medic Against Bomb: A Doctor's Poetry of War by Frederick Foote

Vessel: Poems by Parneshia Jones

Mailbox Monday #318

Guest Post: On Writing Sonnets by Rebecca Foust

301st Virtual Poetry Circle

Haiku Friday! #2

Guest Post: Poetry Begins with a Look Inside by Emma Eden Ramos

Pictograph: Poems by Melissa Kwasny

The Robot Scientist's Daughter by Jeannine Hall Gailey

Mailbox Monday #317

300th Virtual Poetry Circle

Haiku Friday! #1

Paradise Drive by Rebecca Foust

2015 National Poetry Month Celebration Has Begun!

Cross My Heart by James Patterson (audio)

A Peculiar Connection by Jan Hahn

Mailbox Monday #316

299th Virtual Poetry Circle

Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson (audio)

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson (audio)

My Friend Suhana by Shaila Abdullah and Aanyah Abdullah

Mailbox Monday #315

298th Virtual Poetry Circle

National Poetry Month Is Around the Corner

The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose

A Manual for Marco by Shaila Abdullah, illustrated by Iman Tejpar and Shaila Abdullah

Ella by Mallory Kasdan, illustrated by Marcos Chin

Mailbox Monday #314

297th Virtual Poetry Circle

Short Story Friday #5

Cross Fire by James Patterson (audio)

Guest Post: Researching The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson

Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio)

Mailbox Monday #313

296th Virtual Poetry Circle

Doll God by Luanne Castle

Chicken Soup & Homicide by Janel Gradowski

12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio)

11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio)

Mailbox Monday #312

295th Virtual Poetry Circle

Short Story Friday: Christmas Canapes & Sabotage by Janel Gradowski

Guest Post: Suitcase Secrets by K.J. Steele

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (audio)

Guest Post: An MFA Program Can Build Confidence by Rebecca Adams Wright

Mailbox Monday #311

294th Virtual Poetry Circle

The Trigger by Tim Butcher (audio)

Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale With a Down Syndrome Twist by Jewel Kats, illustrated by Claudia Marie Lenart

Scent of Butterflies by Dora Levy Mossanen

Mailbox Monday #310

Guest Post: 9 Tips for Great Skiing Photos

293rd Virtual Poetry Circle

Short Story Friday #4

One Thing Stolen by Beth Kephart

10th Anniversary by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Puckster's Christmas Hockey Tournament by Lorna Schultz Nicholson, illustrated by Kelly Findley

Mailbox Monday #309

292nd Virtual Poetry Circle

The Last Good Paradise by Tatjana Soli

Cinderella's Magical Wheelchair: An Empowering Fairy Tale (Growing with Love) by Jewel Kats, illustrated by Richa Kinra

Crow-Work by Eric Pankey

Mailbox Monday #308

291st Virtual Poetry Circle

Guest Post: Why Men Opt Out of the (Women’s) Fiction World by Leonce Gaiter

WET by Toni Stern

The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller (audio)

Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg, illustrated by Madeline Gobbo

Mailbox Monday #307

290th Virtual Poetry Circle

National Readathon Day: Jan. 24, 2015

Short Story Friday #3

Silent Flowers edited by Dorothy Price, illustrated by Nanae Ito

The Secret of Magic by Deborah Johnson

The Princess Panda Tea Party by Jewel Kats, Illustrated by Richa Kinra

Mailbox Monday #306

289th Virtual Poetry Circle

Short Story Friday #2

War's Trophies by Henry Morant

After the War Is Over by Jennifer Robson

Enzo Races in the Rain! by Garth Stein, Illustrated by R.W. Alley

Mailbox Monday #305

288th Virtual Poetry Circle

Short Story Friday #1

Island Fog by John Vanderslice

Joy Street by Laura Foley

Mister H by Daniel Nesquens, Illustrated by Luciano Lozano

Mailbox Monday #304

Poetry in 2015

287th Virtual Poetry Circle

The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami

Happy New Year! 2015 Can You Believe It??