book club

Pardon me while I vent for a hot sec in this safe space, but it's been an exhausting couple of weeks. My seven year old had a virus that lingered for a week, then my five year old got, and, of course, my 10 month old followed suit. A full 10 days in and her poor little button ...read more

This summer my daughter and I read Trevor Noah's book. I'm sharing this Born a Crime YA book review to inspire more parent/child reading time. His best seller came out in paperback this year and is one of my top picks for teens. Born a Crime YA Book Review If his name seems ...read more

Years ago in my writing journey, I wrote 150 reviews for Kirkus. My job required me to read two to three books a month, for which I was paid $50 per review. Not very good money per hour, but boy was it a great gig and a terrific way to get practice my own prose. Now I'm trying to ...read more

With only a few sweet long days of summer left, I decided to treat some of my favorite ladies to a "Girls' Night In" with Book Club movie. I missed it in the theaters but knew my sister-in-law and mom would adore the cast and the plot.  For another fun Girls Night Out Idea, ...read more

The High Season, Beach House Reunion, Best Beach Ever, The High Tide Club, The Perfect Couple, All We Ever Wanted While the kids are busy checking off books on their summer reading list, why not pick up a few titles for yourself? It doesn't matter if you're at the beach, lake, ...read more

TWITTER BOOK CHAT Dangerous Boobies by Caitlin Brodnick Tuesday, September 26th at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT Hashtags: #MTBookChat #DangerousBoobies Hosts: @momtrends @caitybrodnick @sealpress @JenniferVido Join us for our monthly Momtrends Virtual Book Chat on Tuesday, September 26th ...read more