Reading


I love to read. I use Goodreads to keep track of what I have read, am reading and want to read. I write book reviews as part of a book launch team or for my own enjoyment. Here are some of my latest reading posts:

  • Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – August 2026

    I came across some very good and inspiring books in August! I’m continuing the series about the Arthurian legends, read some good faith books and a really interesting historical fiction book! Here’s what I read in August: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Sybil has been writing letters to people since she was a child. The…

  • Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – July 2026

    I finished three books in July and started, but didn’t finish, another three. I’m looking to read more in-depth books and series so I can spend more time with a story. Here’s what I read in July: Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Hannah Coulter reads like a memoir, although it is a fiction story. Berry…

  • Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – June 2026

    Summer time means more reading time! I’m enjoying evenings on my back deck once the heat dies down a bit. I read several good fiction books in June, one that was a bit crazy and two memoirs. Here’s what I read last month: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Lucrezia has always been the odd…

  • Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – May 2026

    I read several thought-provoking books in May! Only one of the eight wasn’t what I thought it would be. Several of these books are ones I would highly recommend! Here’s what I read in May: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi Theo of Golden is a profound book about human connection. Do we really look…

  • Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – April 2026

    The weather is warming up and it’s almost time to start reading on the back porch after dinner most nights. I’m looking forward to enjoying a summer of full days but quiet nights. April’s book list is long because several of them are books I read throughout Lent and finished at Easter. It was a…

  • A Day Trip to DC for Cherry Blossoms

    It’s on my bucket list to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. I grew up as a military brat and spent four years of my childhood on mainland Japan where cherry blossom trees lined the streets of the base. Seeing the white blossoms every year was such a treat! I missed seeing the white…

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