The Briarbook Lane Blog
Stories, book reviews, writing life, library adventures, and news from Briarbook Lane.Mary’s 2022 Reading in Review
Overall Stats Mary's Year in BooksI read a total of 158 books! That's too many to break down by genre, but here are some general stats.I read: 49 novels 39 graphic novels 57...
Elizabeth Reviews: The Bone Spindle
The Bone Spindleby Leslie VedderGenre: YA Fantasy, Fairy-Tale AdaptationFirst published 2022 That night she dreamed of a white stone tower thronged in roses....The...
The Sentinel
A Themed Drink for The Dimension Door Podcast, Season 1 Episode 18It has been a long while since I did a...
Elizabeth Reviews: Something Happened in our Town
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injusticewritten by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins,...
Sisters in Story Discuss: Towering
This quarter, for our fifth book club pick and the second quarterly pick of 2021, we are discussing Towering, a...
Elizabeth Reviews: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indianby Sherman Alexie, art by Ellen ForneyGenre: YA, FictionFirst published...
Elizabeth Reviews: Speak
Speakby Laurie Halse AndersonGenre: YA, fictionOriginally published 1999 It is easier not to say anything. Shut your...
The Magic of Mirrors
Mirror, mirror, on the wall... Photo by Tuva Mathilde Løland on Unsplash Mirrors have long been considered...
