Children’s toy sold on Amazon recalled over choking hazard A child toy set that was sold on Amazon has been recalled because of a risk of serious injury or death from choking.

A child toy set that was sold on Amazon has been recalled because of a risk of serious injury or death from choking.

📚👑Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict, and Couture #BookReview #PegasusBooks #ARCReview #RoyalFamily #BritishHistory #HouseofWindsor The fascinating story of a tumultuous half-century of British history as seen through royal fashion and image-making, taking the reader behind the glamour and mystique of the Crown. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited)

There's a relatively new book out about the fashion of the Royal Family. While it covers Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II, the big focus is on the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #FashioningtheCrown #PegasusBooks #Edelweiss #ARCReview #RoyalFamily #Windsor

American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026 in 41st Annual Report American Rivers is today announcing America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026 in its 41st annual report. With 80 percent of our nation’s rivers lacking adequate protection, according to the National P...

American Rivers named the South Kawishiwi River—a vital artery of the iconic Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness— to America’s Most Endangered Rivers® list of 2026, due to proposed sulfide-ore copper mining in its headwaters. Urge the Senate to save the BWCA.

📚Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies #BookReview #BloomsburyAcademic #ARCReview #Entertainment #PopCulture You can learn a lot from the movies—about sex and relationships, about business, about history. Sure, there’s a fair amount of fantasy, wish fulfillment, and glorious hair to exaggerate everything, but for better or for worse, films remain one of the most important ways that viewers around the world learn about other people and cultures. And almost since the dawn of the medium, movies have shaped the public’s understanding of and assumptions about disability.

Disability representation in movies has changed over the decades. Looking back at some of these movies is cringe-worthy, but it also teaches us more about societal changes. --> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #PopcornDisabilities #BloomsburyAcademic #PopCulture #Movies #Hollywood #NetGalley #ARC

Burcum: Will the Senate betray the Boundary Waters? This is not a drill: The Senate is poised to blow up Boundary Waters mining protections, columnist Jill Burcum writes.

This is not a drill: The Senate is poised to blow up Boundary Waters mining protections, columnist Jill Burcum writes.

Shiocton orders evacuation of village until further notice People are asked to fill sandbags to protect homes threatened by high water.

#BREAKING: Shiocton orders evacuation of all residents www.wbay.com/2026/04/15/shiocton-mana...

Door County Coffee – 20% off all Coffee April 14 – 16, 2026! I have a confession: I'm not a huge coffee drinker, but when I do, it's Door County Coffees all the way. My dear husband drank instant coffee for years, but then I turned him on to DCC and it's all he'll drink now! Right now, you can get 20% off your Door County Coffee with code APRIL20 when you shop their website.

@DoorCountyCoffee has a sale going on the next few days that you won't want to miss! Get a 20% discount off all coffees, and that includes the Spring Flavors. More details here--> #Wisconsin #DoorCountyCoffee #DoorCounty #Discounts #Sales #Deals #WisconsinConsumer #BargainSleuth #Carlsville

🎧📚The Widow Hamilton (An Eliza Hamilton Mystery) #BookReview #HighBridgeAudio #CrookedLaneBooks #ARCReview #HistoricalFiction #Mystery It's time to explore my ever-dwindling TBR pile! The widow of Alexander Hamilton faces another mystery in the second Eliza Hamilton mystery, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited)

The widow of Alexander Hamilton faces another mystery in the second Eliza Hamilton mystery. She's a social justice character who was on in real life. My review --> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #TheWidowHamilton #CrookedLaneBooks #HighBridgeAudio #Netgalley #ARCReview #Audiobook #ElizaHamilton

📚The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World #BookReview #SimonandSchuster #ARCReview #History #WWII The Last Titans is a compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited…

A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century. The Last Titans Review--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #TheLastTitans #NetGalley #ARCReview #SimonandSchuster @simonandschuster #WWII #History

📚Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir #BookReview #NealPorterBooks #ARCReview #ChildrensNonFiction #GraphicNovel Strong-willed Genya sets her mind to attending art school in 1980s Ukraine, amidst the turmoil of Soviet control, the Cold War, and the unfolding Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (

Those of us of a certain age remember the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. An upcoming graphic memoir is being released of a girl living 80 miles away from the plant. Details--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview ##ChernobylLifeandOtherDisasters #Netgalley #ARCReview #GraphicMemoir #USSR #YevgeniaNayberg

📚Gigs by Mark Mosedale #BookReview #TopShelfProductions #ARCReview #GraphicNovel #SpeculativeFiction It's time to explore my ever-dwindling TBR pile! A.I. took the work. Gigs replaced jobs. Ordinary people are left to scrape together lives in a world that's no longer built for them. These are their stories. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion) 

A.I. took the work. Gigs replaced jobs. Ordinary people are left to scrape together lives in a world that's no longer built for them. These are their stories. My review --> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #Gigs #Netgalley #TopShelfProductions #SpeculativeFiction #ARCReview #GraphicNovel

The pandemic disrupted young children's early schooling. Their reading scores are still behind The data suggest the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption, but that broader societal shifts might be at play.

When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education.
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📚Vengeance in Venice (A Jane Wunderly Mystery) #BookReview #KensingtonPublishing #ARCReview #CozyMystery #HistoricalFiction At long last, Jane Wunderly and her husband, Redvers, have arrived in Venice, the famed city of love, for their honeymoon. But behind  a mask at a costume ball on the Grand Canal hides the gaze of a heartless killer… Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com…

Golden Age detective Jane Wunderly is back with another mystery. I've loved this series since the beginning. She reminds me a lot of Amelia Peabody, which is one of my faves. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #VengeanceinVenice @kensingtonbooks @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #Netgalley #ARCReview

📚How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay by Jenny Lawson #BookReview #VikingPenguin #ARCReview #SelfHelp #Memoir #PopCulture It's time to explore my ever-dwindling TBR pile! Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson—aka the Bloggess Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (

The Bloggess is back with a self-help manual that is part practical and part memoir. Jenny Lawson uses her experiences in a humorous and concise manner that should appeal to many. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #HowtoBeOkayWhenNothingIsOkay @vikingbooks.bsky.social @vikingbooks #Netgalley

Bringing my newly 18-year old to vote for the first time. She understands the assignment

Spring Giveaway! Week 1: $25 e-Gift Certificate from Door County Coffee #Giveaway #DoorCountyCoffee April is my blogiversary. Way back in 2010, I started blogging as The Bargain Sleuth, and through several websites, I've always been one to celebrate Wisconsin businesses. So, let's celebrate with a giveaway! Gift Card Giveaway! The fine people at Door County Coffee are offering Wisconsin Consumer readers a $25 e-gift card. To enter the drawing, simply sign up for our email list by filling out the form below (you can unsubscribe at any time, and we never share email addresses).

April is my blogiversary! I've been blogging since 2010, and I'd like to celebrate my new venture, Wisconsin Consumer, with all of you. I'm giving away a $25 gift card to @Doorcountycoffee ! Details--> #Wisconsin #Doorcountycoffee #Giveaway #BargainSleuth #DoorCounty #Contest #WisconsinConsumer

📚📺Arsenio: A Memoir by Arsenio Hall #BookReview #BlackPrivilegePublishing #ARCReview #PopCulture #GenX #Memoir Arsenio Hall, America’s beloved late-night TV host, reveals the ups and downs of his remarkable career as a trailblazing pioneer with this “vivid, outrageous” (The New York Times)behind-the-scenes, star-studded, no-holds-barred memoir of celebrity, race, and show business. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) …

If you're about my age, you will remember the cultural touchstone of late-night television that was The Arsenio Hall Show. Hall's newly-released memoir was a delight! #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #Arsenio #BlackPrivilegePublishing #Memoir #Netgalley #ARCReview

📚Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History #BookReview #StMartinsPress #ARCReview #Health #History An eye-opening investigation into why American kids no longer eat broadly and with gusto "Admirable." —The Wall Street Journal"Enlightening ... a rigorous and persuasive call for change." ―Publishers Weekly, Starred"Upends our assumptions about the foods children can and will eat with gusto."―Bettina Elias Siegel, author of Kid Food Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below.

Picky explores the phenomenon of why American kids are the fussiest eaters in the world, going back decades, and what can be done to fix the problem. My review--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #StMartinsPress @stmartinspress #Picky #HelenZoeVeit #Netgalley #ARCReview #FussyEaters

📚The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble #BookReview #WilliamMorrow #HarperAudioAdult #ARCReview #HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #BannedBooks From bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a gripping and timely historical novel of books, banning, and the women who helped save New York’s famed Book Row. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA…

The Sisters of Book Row is the sort of historical fiction I love. Set in 1915 when the Comstock Law is looming, three sisters run a bookstore and distribute subversive material. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #TheSistersofBookRow @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @williammorrowbooks #Netgalley

📚Killers of Roe: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights by Amy Littlefield #BookReview #LegacyLit #ARCReview #CurrentAffairs #USHistory A reporter and abortion access correspondent investigates the secret killers and hidden motives behind the death of abortion rights. "Haunting, riveting and built around some of the most complex characters you’ll ever meet..." (Rebecca Traister) Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (

A reporter and abortion access correspondent investigates the secret killers and hidden motives behind the death of abortion rights. My review of Amy Littlefield's Killers of Roe--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #KillersofRoe #LegacyLut #WomensRights #Netgalley #ARCReview #AbortionRights

📚It Girl: A Novel by Allison Pataki #BookReview #BallantineBooks #ARCReview #HistoricalFiction NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A sweeping, sensational novel of America’s first “It Girl,” whose dramatic journey to center stage echoes through the decades—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion)  (

Have you heard of the original Crime of the Century? Loosely based on the life of Gibson Girl Evelyn Nesbit, Allison Pataki's It Girl paints an historical portrait that is hard to put down. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #ItGirl #BallantineBooks #HistoricalFiction #GibsonGirl #Netgalley

🎧📚Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives #BookReview #MacmillanAudio #ARCReview #Science #SelfHelp #Art Art Cure is a groundbreaking exposé showing how the arts—alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature—are the forgotten fifth pillar of health Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Biblio.com) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA) (Amazon UK…

The world needs Art in all forms. Art Cure is a groundbreaking exposé showing how the arts—alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature—are the forgotten fifth pillar of health. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #ArtCure #Netgalley #ALC #ARC #MacmillanAudio
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📚Godzilla Vs. America: Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles #BookReview #IDWPublishing #ARCReview #GraphicNovel #Anthology Get ready for Godzilla wreaking havoc on different American cities in this graphic novel that has a story for every fan! Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Biblio.com) (Better World Books-US) (Better World Books-UK) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (

Get ready for Godzilla wreaking havoc on Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Kansas City in this graphic novel anthology that has a story for every fan. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #GodzillavsAmerica #SpeculativeFantasy #GraphicNovel #Anthology #Netgalley #BargainSleuth #Bookstagram

Spring Giveaway! Week 1: $25 e-Gift Certificate from Door County Coffee #Giveaway #DoorCountyCoffee - Wisconsin Consumer The fine people at Door County Coffee are offering Wisconsin Consumer readers a $25 e-gift card. To enter the drawing, simply sign up for our email list by

Hey, y'all. I've got a great giveaway going on over at @wisconsinconsumer.bsky.social Who doesn't like FREE coffee to go with our books? And Door County Coffee is a great choice! Check it out! #Wisconsin #Giveaway #DoorCountyCoffee
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📚💲Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention #BookReview #SimonandSchuster #ARCReview #CurrentAffairs For fans of Bernie Sanders and Thomas Piketty, an urgent intervention against capitalism revealing how economic models serve the extremely wealthy and powerful at the expense of ordinary people—and how we can reclaim our power to make choices about our economic lives. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (

An urgent plea against capitalism reveals how economic models serve the extremely wealthy and powerful at the expense of ordinary people--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #EscapefromCapitalism #Netgallley #ARCReview #CurrentAffairs #Capitalism #SimonandSchuster

📚👑Royal Liars (Royal Heirs Academy 2) #BookReview #ChristyOttavianoBooks #ARCReview #YoungAdult American Royals meets Gossip Girl in this scandal-driven sequel where four teenage royals team up to defend their beloved school from an unknown threat, risking their futures and their hearts in the process. Let's catch up with the Royal Liars. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Amazon US…

American Royals meets Gossip Girl in this scandal-driven sequel where four teenage royals team up to defend their beloved school from an unknown threat. --> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #RoyalLiars #ChristyOttavianoBooks #YoungAdult #Netgalley #AmericanRoyals #GossipGirl #ARCReview

🎧📚Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise #BookReview #MacmillanAudio #ARCReview #NewAdult #WomensFiction #DualTimeline For readers of Colm Tóibín and Claire Keegan, Saoirse is a powerful novel set between the United States and Ireland about a woman who runs from her traumatic past and the secrets she carries to survive. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited…

Saoirse is a powerful novel set between the United States and Ireland about a woman who runs from her traumatic past and the secrets she carries to survive. --> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #Saoirse #MacmillanAudio #Netgalley #ARCReview #ALC #WomensFiction #Ireland #Michigan #NewAdult #Fiction

‘Wisconsin Consumer’ aims to make smart spending easier for families (WFRV)- Local mom and savvy consumer advocate returns with your go-to guide for smarter shopping and saving. In this segment, Jennifer Jacobson Carew from Wisconsin Consumer discusses her backgroun…

I had a great time with my old colleagues, Lisa and Millaine, on Local 5 Live this morning. I talked about my new/old gig and what everyone else is talking about: the rising cost of things like groceries. #Wisconsin #GreenBay #WFRV #Local5Live #SavingMoney #GroceryPrices #BargainSleuth

🎧📚Fatherland by Victoria Shorr #BookReview #HighBridgeAudio #WWNorton #ARCReview #HistoricalFiction It's time to explore my ever-dwindling TBR pile! A tale of the American dream gone bust. A legacy of broken promises, deceit, and perseverance against the backdrop of the family commitment. Fatherland by Victoria Shorr Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited)

A tale of the American dream gone bust. A legacy of broken promises, deceit, and perseverance against the backdrop of the family commitment. This is Fatherland. Review--> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #Fatherland #Netgalley #HighBridgeAudio #HistoricalFiction #ARCReview #ALC