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Books to Celebrate AANHPI Month

May 23, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
I regularly reflect on my reading statistics generated from my bookish spreadsheet so I can continue to grow as a reader. I just reviewed my updated reading charts and did NOT like what I saw: Today, I share and think through my latest...
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Five Fresh Notebook Experiments

May 16, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Notebooks & Writing
Writing daily in my various notebooks, especially my Morning Pages notebook, has been a life-changing practice for me, but sometimes, those gleaming white pages can feel daunting. Often, I’ll find myself writing about the same thing over and over again or writing in the same way over and over again. And...
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Three Books to Explore Motherhood

May 9, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Life & Living
Every May, we explore and celebrate the concept of motherhood: the incredibly loving act of caring for another.  And while we may not all be mothers in the traditional sense, we all have experience with our own sense of mothering and what that conjures up for us.  Today, I’m sharing three...
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Super Bloom with Megan Tady

May 2, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Notebooks & Writing
I love book birthdays: celebrating the day that new books are released into the world for readers to experience and learn from.  Today, we are celebrating the release of Megan Tady’s debut novel titled Super Bloom.  I devoured this book and it has a place on many of my personal book...
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Literate Love in April 2023

April 30, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
It’s time for my monthly bonus episode of literate love! Each month, I’ll share what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving in hopes that it inspires your own literate life, too.  Today, I share the books I’ve read, the writing prompts I’ve tried, the things I’ve learned and the little...
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The How & Why of Shelf-Care

April 25, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Spring is in the air and that means Spring cleaning, organizing and freshening. Why not bring a bit of that Spring organization to our bookshelves? Today, I am talking about shelf-care: showing love to your bookshelf in mindful and intentional ways to rejuvenate your reading life. Here are the books mentioned...
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The Kindred Spirits Mailbox

April 18, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Life & Living
Today, I’ve officially added a new place to my bookish bucket list: The Kindred Spirits Mailbox in North Carolina.  I am quite smitten with this mailbox and all it represents. Join me today to hear what the Kindred Spirits Mailbox is, what it represents, the books it reminds me of and...
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Self-Discovery Journaling with Jen Laffin

April 11, 2023 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Notebooks & Writing
Books and notebooks are my favorite tools to create a life we love.  Today, I am talking with someone who offers a new kind of journaling to help others achieve their biggest goals. Jen Laffin is an educator-turned life coach that believes in the power of the pen to guide us...
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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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