Category: Pages

Author Diana Y. Paul contemplates why unappealing characters are often the most appealing. Everyone loves a villain! How I love the dark side! Characters, like people, are flawed for a… Read more »

I’ve had jammed-packed weekends, guests visiting, and a few weeknight excursions over the last few weeks. Each time I engage in these moments, I hear it. That voice. If you’re… Read more »

Let’s talk about sex, shall we? Submissive sex (books) in particular. Let me preface what I am about to write with a few notes. 1) I am not a submissive… Read more »

In our age of social media overload, this could be anyone’s worst nightmare… In New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub’s new thriller The Perfect Stranger, one woman finds herself… Read more »

Hot romance and spine tingling suspense are the new reads we’re lusting after this week! The Duke of Candover may be the most eligible bachelor in Regency England but he… Read more »

What is your favorite fairy tale? Is it one of the Disney animated films like Snow White or Beauty and the Beast or are you like me and prefer the tales from the Grimm… Read more »

It seems like every book is being labeled as the “next” Gone Girl, but if the trailer for Mary Kubica’s The Good Girl is any indication, it looks like we’ve finally found a… Read more »

Our roving reporter Jami Kelmenson is attending Book Expo America this week…and sharing all her adventures exclusively with Shelf Pleasure readers. You don’t need to leave your couch (or book for too long)… Read more »

Remember when you were a kid and summers were all yours? Remember playing outside until the dusk crept in and your parents called your dirty, sun-kissed body in for bed?… Read more »

When I think of reading books, I think of bay windows, beach lounge chairs and even the subway. I don’t generally think – golly gee, movie theaters! – but based… Read more »