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I am a homebody. I typically have little desire to jet set around the world and travel to exotic locations. I’d much rather curl up on the sofa with my family and a good movie or roast s’mores out back by the fireplace. ...
I know it should feel like summer, but it doesn’t…yet. Maybe the weather needs to be warmer, maybe my workload needs to be lighter or maybe it’s something else altogether. Either way, I’m at least getting into a summer reading stride already. I have three books to share, a new notebook...
The reading life is full of ups and downs and from time to time, you might find yourself stuck in a reading rut. And reading ruts can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. You might find yourself stuck in a genre, reading the same one over and over. You...
I have a special page in my notebook that I treasure: Books I’ve Hugged. Yes. These are the books that I’ve loved so much that I did not want to let go of them when I turned the last page…so I didn’t. I hugged them instead. Today, I’m sharing three of...
It was a cool, breezy week here in upstate New York. If you can believe it, I even started a fire in the fireplace one evening to take the chill out of the air. And even though it was June, I didn’t mind. My favorite place to read is curled up...
Epistolary novels, or novels writing in letter form, are mt favorite kind of genre. I feel a deep connection to the characters, get transported into another time and place and feel that deep-rooted desire to write old-fashioned letters return at an all time high. In today’s episode, I’m sharing three of...
Books hold a special place in my heart and particular books have made an indelible impression on my life. The books we read matter, and as we grow, each one changes our impression of ourselves and of the world around us. But just because we grow older doesn’t mean we have...
It was a bittersweet week. My oldest finished his last days of high-school (ever!) and my younger two finished their final classes of their freshman year. I know they say time passes quickly, but today, I’m just so shocked at how fast it really has passed by. And all I can...
