Category Archives: Series

This is why everyone hates moral philosophy professors*

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Lizzie Ross

Occasionally a book cover grabs me, and it turns out the book is #5 in a 12-book series, or something like that. This has happened three times with one particular author, Alexander McCall Smith, who wrote the No. 1 Ladies’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Humorous, School setting, Series | Tagged Alexander McCall Smith | 3 Comments

WITCH WEEK DAY ONE: Ten Kick-Ass Heroines

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Lizzie Ross

We’re excited to have this guest post from Marlyn Beebe, a west-coast (USA) librarian with Canadian roots. We thought a librarian would know of some fantasy books that would be new to us, and she did. With her permission, we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Fantasy, Feminism+Fantasy, Lists, School setting, Series, Supernatural, Witch Week, YA Lit | Tagged Diana Wynne Jones, Gail Carriger, Grace Lin, Jessica Spotswood, Kathleen Baldwin, Mishell Baker, Nnedi Okorafor, Patricia C Wrede, Robin McKinley, Tamora Pierce | 5 Comments

Backward Rambles

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Lizzie Ross

Little Follies: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences and Observations of Peter Leroy (So Far) (1995), Eric Kraft What do you remember from your childhood? How far back do your memories go? More importantly, how much can you trust your memories? … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction, Humorous, Memoir, Series | Tagged Eric Kraft | 3 Comments

A series of series

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Lizzie Ross

I’ve been back in NYC for 3 weeks now and am just about recovered from my travels — in time to start planning my next sojourn (more on which later). Lengthy travels make me long for homely comforts — my … Continue reading →

Posted in reading, Series | Tagged Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lev Grossman, Ursula K Le Guin | 5 Comments

Proust drops in at 44 Scotland Street

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Lizzie Ross

Alexander McCall Smith, 44 Scotland Street series (2005 – no end in sight) If you like your soap operas literate, breezy, quirky, and in book form, then the prolific Mr. Smith* has a few options for you. I settled into … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Goals, Art, Fiction, Humorous, Roman fleuve, Series, Travel | Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, Marcel Proust | 4 Comments

The course has ended but the reading continues

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Lizzie Ross

Originally posted on Readers Are Leaders 2014:
So keep posting to this site. I want to hear about the new books you discover, and I bet others do as well. Tell us what your students are reading. Post Top-10 lists. Top…