Category: Pages

I am beginning to think that books should carry warning labels, like cigarettes and alcohol. Several years ago, I bought a seemingly benign book for my depressed husband and after… Read more »

Kristin Harmel has always been a favorite around the Shelf Pleasure office. Her unforgettable The Sweetness of Forgetting was our very first book club pick and we still recommend it to everyone we… Read more »

As we look ahead to 2015, we’re determined not to break our “book a week” New Year’s resolution. Though past resolutions have been met with mixed results, we think this… Read more »

Though we’re aware that many women out there don’t agree with the Prince Charming saves the damsel in distress story of Cinderella, it still conjures up fond childhood memories of… Read more »

I’m fully aware that over the years, fiction writers have been warned by that old Sam Goldwyn quote, “If you’ve got a message, send a telegram.” I know, I know,… Read more »

Claire (Callan) Fogel is the author of Blackthorne Forest, the first book in The Blackthorne series.  She shares the reads she is curling up with when she isn’t writing. The Book… Read more »

We got a jump-start on our New Year’s resolution by spending our holiday break between the pages. Now that we’re a few weeks into 2015 here are the new books… Read more »

The latest edition of Book’d in Burbank, a social gathering that treats book lovers to author readings and literary entertainment, will be held on Thursday, January 22! Shelf Pleasure is thrilled… Read more »

As a cold spell has taken over the nation, we’re going to avoid leaving the house and let Netflix and our books keep us company. These are the new releases… Read more »

The Blizzard of 2015 may be forcing us east coasters to stay inside, but we’re secretly thrilled to have a good excuse to do nothing but read. No matter where… Read more »