by Cammi Woodall | Apr 17, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Happily ever after… In fairy tales, we automatically know what this means. Beautiful princess threatened by evil stepmother, handsome prince swoops in and saves her. Common tropes, right? And they work most of the time. We as readers or movie goers share a common...
by J.R. Brady | Apr 10, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
In honor of the current Artemis II space mission, I decided to read Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel, Around the Moon. It’s amazing that this was written over a century before Americans landed on the moon in 1969! Jules Verne was a...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 3, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! I absolutely love to read. And though our blog is about books from off the beaten track, I read all genres. I mean, children’s, middle-grade, YA, and everything from romance to historical to fantasy to science fiction to...
by K.A. Ramstad | Mar 27, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Want to read a fairy tale from another country? Or even a fairy tale retelling? Try Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young. Kindergarteners through third-graders will be intrigued by the three sisters who save themselves from the big, bad wolf. In...
by Cammi Woodall | Mar 20, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
For fans of romantasy, the dates of October 27, 2026, and January 12, 2027, are extremely important. The mega best-selling series, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, will expand by two books! In an unusual act by an author, Maas will release books 6 and 7...
by A.S. Hardin | Mar 13, 2026 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Three Nights at the Jupiter is a true page turner. The flow and structure left me constantly wanting more. It’s gripping and full of suspense and uncertainty as the author deliberately keeps the monster in the shadows, choosing instead to unveil it slowly through...
