The Shining by Stephen King Fiction — Horror Heinemann / Octopus, 1981 Hardcover 308 pages This book…THIS BOOK…really did a number on me. Holy smokes. In case you’re not familiar with the story: Jack Torrance is an aspiring author and newly recovering alcoholic who has just lost his job as a teacher at a prep […]

January has come and gone, and that means we have only 59 days left of winter. The calendar may say that the first day of spring is sometime in March, but those of us who live in the northeast know full well that spring doesn’t start until April…at the earliest. Remind me: why is it […]

Rage by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) Fiction Signet, 1977 Ebook 131 pages [Trigger warning: gun violence, school violence] Rage is Stephen King’s third novel, published in 1977 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. From what I understand, King started writing the book when he was only 19 years old, and while I’m sure there were changes […]

‘Salem’s Lot (Illustrated Edition) by Stephen King Fiction — Horror Anchor, 2008 Kindle edition 674 pages **This post has potential spoilers sprinkled all over the place, so if you haven’t read the book but plan to, you might want to come back later.** Yesterday I told you the story of my mother’s experience with ‘Salem’s […]

I read Stephen King’s second novel, ‘Salem’s Lot, last week, and I was reminded of one of my favorite stories that my mother likes to tell. She has told me the story a bunch of times, but I still love to hear it. Even after all these years, she says the memory of that night […]

Carrie by Stephen King Fiction — Horror Anchor, 2008 Kindle edition 194 pages This is Stephen King’s first novel, originally published in 1974. The book is about Carrie, a sixteen-year-old girl who is constantly ridiculed and put down by everyone around her, both at school and at home. On the day she gets her first […]

I don’t usually write a “reading plans” post, but I thought it would be nice to highlight the awesome book clubs and read-alongs that I take part in every month. Rather than write a post for each one individually, I’m going to start writing one post at the beginning of every month that acknowledges them […]

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday was originally supposed to be “Top Ten Authors I’d Like To See On A Reality Show,” but then some feedback about its difficulty made Jamie give us a Freebie Week, as well. Thank goodness, because–and […]

*Friday’s Five Books is a bi-weekly post on Between the Covers that highlights book recommendations from the reading community. In lieu of having a member of the reading community recommend five books for your reading pleasure this week, I am taking over Friday’s Five Books and giving you a Halloween edition. I have never been […]

*Friday’s Five Books is a bi-weekly post on Between the Covers that highlights book recommendations from the reading community. Hola, bibliophiles!  I’m Cherie, a self-proclaimed book addict.  I’ve loved the written word since I was very small.  One of my earliest memories of mother-daughter fights in my household was her unscrewing all the light bulbs […]