Cat’s Picks! Best Graphic Novels of 2024
From chilling horror, to romance, slice-of-life, and everything in between, this is my list of some of the best graphic novels published in 2024! For some kids, graphic novels can…
My Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Yesterday, I posted a list of my favorite books of 2024. Today, I wanted to post a list of the books I'm most looking forward to reading in 2025! There…
My Favorite Reads 2024
I read a lot in a year. And I don't want to oversell it, but I'm talking at least 200-300 books in a wide variety of genres, age-levels, and styles.…
Nostalgic Showcase Presents: Florida’s Failed Interactive Attractions
When I was nine years old, I borrowed nearly all of the Disney How-to-Draw books from my local library up in Michigan, tracing the many characters over and over on…
Genre Journeys: Manga
Earlier in our genre journey, we explored Graphic Novels. Today, we're going to delve a little deeper and look at an extremely popular graphic novel form: manga. What is Manga…
This Calls for a Makeover Montage!
Is there anything more satisfying or iconic than a good makeover montage? A staple of the classic teen movie or rom-com, watching "ugly duckling" characters transform with the playing of…
Genre Journeys: Cozy Mysteries
♪♫ Its the most wonderful crime of the year! ♫♪ As the days get shorter and colder, and we're driven inside earlier and earlier in the day, I can't help…
Genre Journeys: Holiday Fiction
♪♫ Its the most wonderful time of the year! ♫♪ As the days get shorter and colder and more and more Christmas music starts blaring and more and more stuff…
Genre Journeys: Short Stories
Like Graphic Novels, this is a genre that isn't really a genre. Poetry, plays, comics, short stories, etc. are more formats than anything else, but here in our Genre Journeys…
Reading Challenge 2025
I regularly read over 200 books every year, so to make an already fun activity even more fun, I like to engage in a couple of reading challenges. These are…