Winter Reads

A short celebration of our local libraries, plus my recent reads (a lot of fantasy this time!)

Prague: Museums

A quick look at some of Prague’s museums – are they all worth the ticket price?

The Edge of the Sea

The Starless Sea lives up to Morgenstern’s reputation – descriptions so clear and substantial they transport you to the story’s heart.

Don’t Blink!

Look, I did a magic trick! All those M&M’s in the candy dish? I’ve turned them into a super healthy snack! A snack that’s *almost* better than the M&M’s themselves. 

A Royal Backstory

Why are we, as a human race, fascinated with royalty? Americans have an obsession with Britain’s royal family, and the book recs which show up most often on my Pinterest feed are those fantasy novels that spin tales of kings, queens, and their bloodline.

Returning Kindness

The rules of magic dictate: What you give will be returned to you threefold. Life has been doing that for me lately, but Alice Hoffman’s novel Magic Lessons didn’t deliver as well.