Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the psychological thriller novel Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent.
After throwing her father’s corpse into the family trash incinerator, Sally Diamond doesn’t understand why her neighbors are treating her weirdly. But, it's fine; she's used to be on her own, and she has memories of her dad to keep her...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the psychological thriller novel My Murder by Katie Williams.
After being brutally murdered, wife and new mother Lou is brought back to life via cloning, along with several other victims of her serial killer. She gets to return to her happy marriage. Her daughter. Her old job. All the parts of her life she was told she...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the YA fantasy novel Scythe by Neal Shusterman.
In a world where basic human misery is no longer a concern, the revered but fearsome Scythes exist solely to glean the population when Earth becomes a little too, well, populated. Now, two apprentices must vie for a coveted position in the Scythedom, and it soon becomes...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh.
The story is set around one woman in the midst of the (real life) 1951 unsolved mass poisoning of a French village. When we picked up the book, we thought we were in for dark historical fiction with some occult-y vibes -- but, boy, were we wrong. SO WRONG.
Listen as we try our best to piece...
Yup: the unthinkable has happened. I, the woman who hates the sound of her own voice, am co-hosting a book podcast.
I've been writing about books for years; now, I'm talking about them, too. If you have a burning desire to hear what my voice sounds like -- and to find out what books you should and shouldn't read -- come listen to me and my critique partner, Kait, on Dark Side of the Word: Podcast.
What kind of books do we talk about?
In...
Hey there, Tartlets. So, yeah... I've been away a little longer than I anticipated. I was halfway through my traditional January blogging break when I realized.... I needed a longer break.
I won't bore you with the details of the last, oh, five months. All you really need to know is that I was away for three main reasons:
1) I was writing a novel, and it demanded my full attention
2) I'm recovering from spinal fusion surgery
3) I was...
Happy Holidays, my lovely Tartlets! Another year in the books. Ha! Get it? Books?
ANYWAY. This year has flown by. As always. But, as I sit here writing this, looking out the window at our first snowfall of the season... I'm pretty okay with it. It's been an interesting year, and I'm excited to see what 2023 brings.
Like in past years, I'm taking a little blogging break from now until February. You'll still see me loitering around...
So, I've done something I swore I'd never do: I took a cookie decorating class.
And it was AWESOME. Mr Tart and I love the Christmas season. We go a lil’ nuts decorating our house, inside and out, and we love to do as many “Christmassy” activities as possible.
This year, we added what’s sure to become a new tradition to our holiday “daycation” roster: taking a Christmas Cookie Decorating Class. Please take a moment to appreciate the...
Psst. Here's a secret about my recent vacation to South Carolina: I liked Charleston... but I fell deeply in love with Isle of Palms. Welcome, Tartlets, to Part 2 of my South Carolina vacation. As I said in my previous vacation post, Mr Tart and I spent a few days in Charleston, then we headed to the nearby Charleston sea islands for a few days of relaxing on the beach. Of course, we didn't do that much relaxing. That's really hard for us. We...
Hello, Tartlets! Welcome to the birthday celebration for A Well-Read Tart. Four years ago today, I launched my food and book lover's blog. Four years ago today, I wondered what the eff I was doing and a bajillion questions ran through my head: Will people read my blog? Will people like my book-inspired recipes? Will internet trolls yell at me in the comments section? Will I still be doing this in six months' time...or a year...or two...
