The Briarbook Lane Blog
Stories, book reviews, writing life, library adventures, and news from Briarbook Lane.Mary Reviews: The Bone Spindle
Title: The Bone SpindleAuthor: Leslie VedderGenre: FantasySeries: Bone Spindle trilogyFairy-tale Inspiration:Sleeping BeautyAge group: Young AdultAuthor...
This Quarter’s Book Pick
Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for December 2022 is: The Bone SpindlebyLeslie Vedder Join us in reading this adaptation of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairy tale. In December, Mary and...
A Challenged Books Challenge
Every year, the American Library Association releases a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of the previous year....
Next Quarter’s Book Pick
Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for June 2021 is: ToweringbyAlex Flinn Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling! In...
Looking Back Over Our First Year
When we first started Briarbook Lane, we knew we wanted to run an associated book club, so that at the very least the...
A Retrospective of the Past Year
A year ago, Mary and I began Briarbook Lane, and I began to post here on my little corner of the site. It's been a...
Celebrating a Year at Briarbook Lane
It's our anniversary! One year ago this month, Elizabeth and I started this venture of Briarbook Lane together. We...
Sisters in Story Discuss: Gingerbread
This quarter, marking our fourth book club title, we are discussing Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi. We've...
