Resources to Encourage & Inspire
In this category, Resources for Inspiration & Encouragement, you will find memes to make you laugh, words to rescue & use, quotes to share, and links to look-up additional information — maybe a few of our favorite bookish finds.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Book Review: The God of Lost Words, Hell’s Library Book 3, A.J. Hackwith Fantasy: The God of Lost Words, Hell’s Library Book 3, A.J. Hackwith Hell’s Library has always had a fraught relationship with its host domain. In the previous novel of the series, The Archive of the Forgotten, former librarian Claire, current […]
Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith Claire and Brevity have saved the Unwritten Library, but at enormous cost. Thousands of books were sacrificed and the remaining books have cast out Claire as librarian. […]
Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten, Hell’s Library Book 1, A. J. Hackwith Book Review: The Library of the Unwritten, Hell’s Library Book 1, A.J. Hackwith If you were a story, what would your “hell” be? Not a character in a story, but an actual story. In A.J. Hackwith’s brilliantly inventive novel, story hell […]
Book Review: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson Nonfiction: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson At Scintilla we get book recommendations from a variety of sources: book blog tours often invite our participation; “best of” lists and award winners grab our attention; our local library, Schlow, makes some outstanding suggestions; friends and family point us toward books they’ve enjoyed. […]
Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Irene and her former apprentice Kai have faced many enemies during their time together. Now the dragon prince Kai remains at Irene’s side by choice, as her friend and lover and as […]
Quote: Anna Quinlen on Bookshelves Quote: I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. Anna Quindlen For more on Anna Quindlen see her website: https://annaquindlen.net/ Quote: Anna Quinlen on Bookshelves
Quote: Martin Luther King Jr. on The Function of Education The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr. About Martin Luther King Jr. — https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/ https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr https://www.biography.com/activist/martin-luther-king-jr Quote: Martin Luther […]
Quote: Little Women, Louisa May Alcott on Christmas The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women For more on Louisa May Alcott, American author see https://www.biography.com/writer/louisa-may-alcott – biography […]
Book Review: Inside Out: Poems on Writing and Reading Poems, Marjorie Maddox Poetry/Nonfiction: Inside Out: Poems on Writing and Reading Poems, Marjorie Maddox Inside Out is absolutely delightful. I truly wish that someone had written this book 40 years ago when I was in junior high school. Of course, Marjorie Maddox was not […]
