Jill’s Top 20 Things of 2020
This is my 10th year creating a Top Things list. It's really too bad my list-aversary had to land on such a garbage year. Lists from the past, from years better than this one: 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 To make this list easier on myself, I keep a running list of...
Jill’s Top 19 Things of 2019
As per tradition, I’ve compiled a list of awesome things from over the course of the year. Check out posts from prior years:...
10 Best Blog Posts of 2019
It's actually kind of tricky to decide what blog posts should be considered for a "best of" list, so I split this list into two categories: my...
The 5 Best Books I Read in 2019
December is usually the time people reflect on the last year: the ups, the downs, and, most importantly, the very good books we've read. Here are my...
Review: Well Met
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. As soon as I found out Jen DeLuca's novel, Well Met, was based at a...
Giving Tuesday: Literacy in Prison
What is Giving Tuesday? I love Giving Tuesday. For those of you who might not be familiar with the annual event, Giving Tuesday takes place every...
Review: Dear Mrs. Bird
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. When readers discuss the historical fiction genre, humor doesn't...
A Confession About a Lie I Told in High School
I recently saw a Twitter post about chunky wedge-heeled platform shoes coming back into style. Everything that is old is new again, I suppose. I...
Review: The Flight Girls
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar is yet another great female-lead...
Review: A Dangerous Collaboration
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. Deanna Raybourn has once again delivered a gloriously witty and...
Thoughts on the First Time Reading LITTLE WOMEN
This is a guest post from Marina Jovanović. Thanks Marina! I know I must have lived under a rock if I’m reading this classic tale for the first time...
Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
I’m just going to say this right up front: The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Women by Hallie Rubenhold is going to be one of my favorite...
50 Albums That Mean a Lot To Me
A co-worker was recently asked what would seem to be a simple question but is actually pretty complicated: What is your favorite album of all time?...
Jillianne Hamilton is the author of the Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire trilogy and The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII. Learn more.
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