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lucy, meg, anne, & the everygirl
Who was your favorite heroine as a child? Samantha Parkington? Heidi? Anne Shirley? Nancy Drew? Lucy Pevensie? Ramona Quimby? Junie B....
Grace A. Johnson
Mar 103 min read
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2024 in books
I didn’t think my inner child needed healing, as they say, but my year in books says otherwise. 2024 was not a good reading year—in the...
Grace A. Johnson
Jan 303 min read
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the world i wish to create | guest post by katja labonté
Boy, do I have a treat for y'all today. After I posted something on Instagram that became somewhat of a hot take (but also resonated with...
Grace A. Johnson
Mar 18, 202411 min read
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like a ship on the sea | social media tag
I stink at posting consistently, especially on Instagram. So when I put together an Instagram tag/posting challenge for Kellyn Roth's...
Grace A. Johnson
Sep 19, 20235 min read
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guest post | difficult fiction (and why you should read it) by m.c. kennedy
Hello, hello, all! I'm super excited to have M.C. Kennedy on today! She's got a wonderful post for us, which I think will inspire and...
Grace A. Johnson
Sep 15, 20235 min read
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friends & forbidden projects | august updates
July is actually over, folks. Not only that, but we’re already five days into August. Summer is practically over—although where I live,...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 5, 20235 min read
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guest post by rachel leitch | why young adult fiction inspires me
Today's guest post comes from Rachel Leitch, author of “The Odd Duck Society" in Springtime in Surrey! Now, I know most of y'all are YA...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 10, 20237 min read
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guest post by kellyn roth | arranged marriage romances are always dirty...right?
If you've stuck around my blog long enough, you've no doubt discovered that there is little in regards to blogging that I like more than...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 5, 20237 min read
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2022 highlights: books, series, & reviews
Whew, boy! Did I take my precious time with this post or what? 😅 Fortunately, I still made it in time for January (but just barely!),...
Grace A. Johnson
Jan 30, 20235 min read
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The Bookworm's Tag #3
That's right, folks! Nearly back-to-back bookworm tags! This time, I've got the lovely Tasha Van Kesteren to thank for this tag and these...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 6, 20224 min read
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Preorders, Patreon, and More!
Yaaaaaall, I have got a TON of AH-MAY-ZING stuff to share with y'all! I'm gonna forgo the boring ol' introduction anyway and just jump...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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Gracie's Guide to Clean and Christian YA Fiction!
So...I've noticed a trend lately. Clean fiction - specifically Christian and inspirational fiction - fades into the background, overrun...
Grace A. Johnson
Mar 16, 20223 min read
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2021 Highlights: Bookish Favorites
Man, y’all, looking back over the last year has been crazy. I read 150 books (give or take a couple that Goodreads miscounted) in 365...
Grace A. Johnson
Jan 3, 20227 min read
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