Category: Book Suggestions

• Author Highlight: Katherine Applegate

  I first became acquainted with her when I was in lower school thanks to the ever popular (At least I hope it still is popular in a cult sort of way) Animorphs series. It even had a tv show as it dealt with PTSD, genocide, and despairing, everyone is miserable in the end alien invasion.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 1, 2026

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #animalbooks, #feiwel&friends, #harpercollins, #katherineapplegate, #lowergrade, #macmillan, #odder, #pocketbear, #rachelreads&reviews, #theoneandonlybob, #theoneandonlyfamily, #theoneandonlyivan, #theoneandonlyruby

• Women’s History Books

  Here it is, the annual updated list of women’s history books. One for each day of the month. Maybe even the year. Enjoy!

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 31, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #adamico, #aislaross, #aliwong, #amydavis, #amyreed, #andreamurphy, #annaalvarado, #annahyas, #annmccallumstaats, #annshen, #argeliatilano, #beccaanderson, #betsygomez, #beverlybond, #blairimani, #briannajoannie, #caitlindonohue, #cassandrapeterson, #chandlero'leary, #deepiahluwalia, #dianeknapp, #dianevonfurstenberg, #doesmybodyoffendyou, #dollyparton, #dr.ruthwestheimer, #eileenrivers, #elenafavilli, #elizabethweitzman, #ellenhagen, #emilyfreidenrich, #erikaown, #femmemagnifique, #francescacavallo, #gayletzemachlemmon, #georgesullivan, #heidieystemple, #hillaryclinton, #ibtihajmuhammad, #jacindaardern, #janetgrutler, #janeyolen, #jasonporath, #jennifermathieu, #jessicaspring, #josephinebaker, #joyharjo, #juliemerberg, #juliesatow, #karenblumenthal, #karenkarbo, #kateschatz, #kathrynj.atwood, #kazoo, #kodykeplinger, #lauramarino, #lauriecalkhoven, #lesleyarfin, #libbabray, #lisacharleyboy, #lisakroger, #lorettaross, #mackenzilee, #malalayousafzai, #mariannemonson, #marikeder, #marlenegellerwagerman, #martabreen, #marybethleatherdale, #mayarodale, #melanieranderson, #melissadelacruz, #memoirs, #michelleobama, #mikkiekendall, #miriamklienstahl, #monicamancillas, #nadirahsimmons, #nancykwan, #nemontenenquimo, #nicolekozer, #ninamata, #nonfiction, #patriciacutright, #paulagoldman, #penelopebagieu, #rachelbloom, #rachelignotofsky, #rachelreads&reviews, #reneewatson, #ritamoreno, #sammaggs, #sandralawrence, #sannamarin, #sarahsilbersteinswartz, #sarasaedii, #sheilamoeschen, #sloandeforest, #stefferrari, #talithiawilliams, #theradicalelement, #tsultrimdolma, #tyrannyofpetticoats, #women’shistory, #women’shistorymonth, #YA, #zingtsjeng

• Women’s History Month Memoirs

  After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans—Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 28, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #asianamericanhistory, #cassandrapeterson, #defyingchina, #dialbooks, #elvira, #fearlessandfree, #freetibet, #josephinebaker, #legacylit, #memoir, #memoirs, #mistressofthedark, #nancykwan, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #rebeccaweihsieh, #theworldofnancykwan, #tsultrimdolma, #YA, #yourscruelly

• DC Comic Heroines and Villainesses

  Poison Ivy vol 1-7 by G. Willow Wilson, and various artists. Poison Ivy finds herself severely depowered and dying. Before she dies, she sets out to complete one final mission to save the Earth by spreading deadly fungal spores that will end humanity once and for all. I think many agree that Poison Ivy was…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 27, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #absolutedc, #absolutewonderwoman, #cheetahandcheshirerobthejusticeleague, #dccomics, #g.willowwilson, #gregrucka, #it’sshowtime, #jamalcampbell, #kellythompson, #poisonivy, #wonderwoman, #zatanna

• Women’s History Month Suggestions

  Just as the title implies Kathryn Atwood’s books center on sung and unsung heroines during WW2. She has several popular ones like Sophie scholl, Carrie ten boom, Josephine Baker, Irene Sandler and Martha Gelhorn, Nancy Wake, Noor Inayat Khan, and Virginia Hall, but she also shares plenty new ones. Split into seven sections of each…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 14, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #19thcentury, #afghanistanwar, #beyondthecall, #departmentstores, #eileenrivers, #espionage, #gayletzemachlemmon, #guerilla, #juliesatow, #kathrynj.atwood, #kurdishsoldiers, #nonfiction, #pacificcampaign, #rachelreads&reviews, #syrianwar, #thedaughtersofkobani, #thegirlswhosteppedoutofline, #thepacifictheater, #westernfront, #whenwomenranfifthavenue, #women's books, #women'shistory, #women'shistorymonth, #womenheroesofworldwar2, #ww2, marik.eder

• Comics

  Out There by Seaerra Miller Julia didn’t always believe in aliens. It was her father who convinced her otherwise. You see—Julia’s dad believes he was abducted by aliens. And ever since then, he’s been obsessed with the extraterrestrial beings living out there. So when a festival commemorating the 75th anniversary of the infamous UFO crash in New Mexico…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 11, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #contemporaryfiction, #ernestosaade, #friendships, #graphicnovels, #middlegrade, #nonfiction, #outthere, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #redstones, #salvadorancivilwar, #seaerramiller

• Valentine’s Day: Harlequin Romance Edition

  It’s that time of year again, so in honor of the month of love, I finished my Harlequin romance reading. Plus a few others. Silks, Swords and Surrender by Jeannie Lin (Tang Dynasty) From USA TODAY bestselling author Jeannie Lin comes a tantalizing new five-story volume. Take a journey to Tang Dynasty China and join…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 14, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #1830s, #1870s, #agovernesstoredeemhim, #alexishall, #amarquistoprotectthegoverness, #audreylanestirsthepot, #aviscountfortheegyptianprincess, #bronwynscott, #christianromance, #contemporaryromance, #harlequinromance, #hebahelmy, #hindiromance, #historicalromance, #jeannielin, #kristiannhunter, #lotterjames, #millsandboonromance, #muslimromance, #parkerjcole, #pickpocketcountess, #rachelreads&reviews, #regencyromance, #royalinesing, #silksswordsandsurrender, #tangdynasty, #versailles, #winnerbakesitall, #wlw

• Book of the Month: When Cicadas Cry

  A high-profile murder case— A white woman has been bludgeoned to death with an altar cross in a rural church on Cicada Road in Walterboro, South Carolina. Sam Jenkins, a Black man, is found covered in blood, kneeling over the body. In a state already roiling with racial tenson, this is not only a murder…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 9, 2026

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #carolinecleveland, #contemporarymystery, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #smalltownmystery, #southernmystery, #southernsuspense, #unionsquareandco, #whencicadascry

• Author Highlight: Helen Dickinson

  Now we’re throwing it back to the. . . well, before the 20th century again. Dickinson has a fondness for three vastly different eras: The Georgian (named after King George, yes the King George from Hamilton and 1776, the one the US broke away from); the English Civil War, and Victorian. So let’s get to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 2, 2026

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #convenientlywedtoaspy, #georgian, #harlequinromance, #helendickinson, #historicalromance, #resistingherenemylord, #theenglishcivilwar, #tocatcharunawaybride, #victorian

• Author Highlight: Lauri Robinson

  Harlequin, and the historical romance genre in general may be known for its Regency balls and Western shoot-outs, but Lauri Robinson may be the only introducing exciting new eras that make for interesting twists to classic historical romance tropes. From early America to the sock-hops, Lauri Robinson has something almost for every era. Saving Marina…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 31, 2026

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #50s, #adancewithherforbiddenofficer, #afamilyforthetitanicsurvivor, #americana, #colonial, #edwardian, #harlequinhistorical, #harlequinromance, #historicalromance, #laurirobinson, #marriageorruinfortheheiress, #rachelreads&reviews, #roaringtwenties, #salemwitchtrials, #savingmarina, #scandalatthespeakeasy, #thecaptain’schristmashomecoming, #thecowboywhocaughthereye, #thegreatdepression, #theheiressandthebabyboom, #titanic, #western, #ww1, #ww2