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Exploring Journal Tip-Ins

August 15, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Notebooks & Writing
Today, I’m sharing a new journaling technique that I’m trying in my notebook: a journal tip-in. It’s a fun way to add function AND beauty to your notebook and I wish I tried it sooner. I talk about what tip-ins are, how they...
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Books to Celebrate Book Lovers Day

August 8, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Let’s celebrate National Book Lovers Day! I love all things books and reading: books, bookstores, bookshelves, book bins, book covers, book sleeves, bookmarks, bookish culture, bookish fun and more.  That’s why I have a special place in my reading heart for books about books. Not only do they indulge my bookish...
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Joyful Junk Journaling with Jenn Begin

August 1, 2023 in Creativity & Inspiration, Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Notebooks & Writing
I love all kinds of notebooking and journaling, but there’s one kind that I have not yet tried: junk journaling.  So, I’ve brought on a special guest to help me think through what junk journaling is, why we should all give it a try and how to get started. Jenn Begin...
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Unexpected Books for Summer Reading

July 25, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Today, I am talking about a particular bookish problem I often have: reading the books on my tall TBR stack in the season I intentionally wanted to read them in.  I have many books that I wanted to read this summer IN the summer season because they have all the summertime...
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Reading & Writing in Five Senses

July 18, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Life & Living, Notebooks & Writing
Ever since I read The Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin, I’ve been thinking about my days a bit differently. I’m noticing things more. I’m attempting to listen more. I’m striving to stay present in the moment, to really experience it.  I’m trying to choose a bigger life and this book is...
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Books as Tools to Take Us Places

July 11, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
One of the best things about having a podcast is the chance to talk books with people that you might never meet in real life.  Today, I’m talking with Kara Infante of the Bookish Flights podcast. What started as a chance to talk about hyperlocal books from the Midwest to broaden...
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The Get Lit(erate). Backstory

July 4, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
I always love a good literate backstory: how an author decided to write, the way a book came to life, why a writer shares specific stories on the page.  Knowing the backstory, connecting to the backstory and truly understanding ‘all the things’ connects me to authors and books in new ways....
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Literate Love for June 2023

June 30, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Literate Love
It’s time to share a little bit of literate love for June of 2023! Today, I share what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving in the month of June in hopes that it inspires your own reading and writing, too. Here are the books and resources mentioned in the episode:...
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Oh, my goodness, this book. NEXT TO ME by Daniel Oh, my goodness, this book.

NEXT TO ME by Daniel Salmieri and Sophia Haas is a beautiful ode to all the wonderfulness around us: the people, the pets, the scenery, the community and all the things that wrap us up in wonder and in love. 

The cut-paper collages leap off the page and invite readers to consider the beauty of their own surroundings, too. 

For young readers, this is a delightful story about the many delights that surround us, big and small. For adult readers, this is a powerful lesson in staying present, staying connected and staying grounded in what matters most. 

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I recently read a book that completely challenged I recently read a book that completely challenged the way I read. 

While I usually read books at a steady pace and move right to the next one, MOTHERS AND SONS by Adam Haslett stopped me in my tracks and prompted a slower reading experience…something I didn’t realize I needed more of. 

Come listen as I talk about the three ways we can read more slowly, the research behind why it matters and the small, yet powerful, ways that you can get started.

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Sean David Hutchinson about the first book in his debut middle grade series: A Home for Unusual Monsters.

In this book, 12-year-old Sam and her friends search for clues that lead them to the secret hiding places of strange and unusual monsters. It’s captivating and riveting from the outset and goes into deeper themes like prejudice, grief and what it means to be a family, too. 

Come listen as we talk about Sean’s childhood love of tinkering that is evident in the books he writes today, the importance of finding and shifting perspective through the books we read and how books can give us the tools to unleash who we really are inside. 

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Books make Mondays better! This week, I'm startin Books make Mondays better!

This week, I'm starting THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY by Mike Gayle.

I adored ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, so I know I'm in for a treat with this short story about exes and how to get over them. 

Or not. =)

I think it's exactly what my Monday needs. 

What books are making YOUR Monday better?

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Rebecca Walker about her debut picture book: Time for Us. 

This beautifully written and illustrated picture book celebrates the precious times between a mother and her son and is perfect for all caregivers to read with the children in their care. 

Come listen as we talk about the incredible power of telling our stories, the beauty in being present with the children in our lives and the incredible appreciation she feels for being invited into family’s lives with her book.

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On today’s episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcas On today’s episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking with Karen Houlding about the power of nature journaling and why we should all lean into this unique form of notebooking in the Spring season.

Come listen as we talk all about nature journaling: how Karen got started, how YOU can get started, the benefits that will come your way and much more. It’s time to slow down, savor what we see and capture it all. 

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