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I recently had a wonderful dilemma: my mother took me on a book shopping date to choose my own books as my Christmas presents this year. Think good coffee, a beautiful bookstore and books. Lots of books. =) So, how did I choose...
Books and reading have the power to transform our lives. We meet new friends, travel to new locations, experience new perspectives and learn valuable life lessons with each turn of the page. And, when we explore the themes of the book in our own lives, from love and relationships to baking...
It’s that time of year when the weather turns cooler, the leaves change color and fade away and we start looking forward to the holidays. Here in the United States, we’re getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving and that means food, family, friends, gathering and lots of gratitude. Today, I’m sharing three...
Today I am talking about one of my favorite topics…the topic that sparked the idea for this very podcast: bibliotherapy. I get a lot of emails from listeners asking what exactly bibliotherapy is, what it entails, how to do it and how I can help them get started. This episode starts...
I’ve been choosing one word themes to guide my year for many, many years. Until 2020. My chosen one word no longer applied to the way the world was working. So, I changed it. And I changed it again and again as the world changed and I changed along with it. ...
Today, I’m talking to Colin Harrang about her bookish creation I instantly fell in love with: the Book Club Card. The Book Club Card is a delightful library card with a powerful mission: to celebrate reading and connect readers together. Come listen to explore what a Book Club Card is, how...
I don’t know about you, but I set personal reading goals. Yes, my overall goal is to simply enjoy my reading life, but I do set other personal goals to help enrich my reading and my actual life, too. Right now, my main reading goal is to diversify my reading life:...
Years ago, I created my first holiday notebook out of sheer desperation to better manage the holidays. Now, it’s a tool that I cannot live without. Come listen to what a holiday note book is, how you can make one and why you need to start yours today. If you like...