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Literate Love for February 2024

February 29, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Happy Leap Day! On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last 30 or so days…or 29 for this special month. Today, I’m spelling the beans on...
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How to Get Out of a Reading Slump

February 27, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
The reading life is full of ups and downs. From time to time, you might find yourself stuck in a reading slump and reading slump 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 might...
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100 Days of Notebooking with Michelle Haseltine

February 20, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
If you love notebooking or journaling, then you’re in for a treat inside today’s episode. Today, I’m chatting with Michelle Haseltine. Michelle is a lifelong notebooker (with 99 completed notebooks and counting!) and leader of the 100 Days of Notebooking Facebook Group. Her work has brought so much inspiration to my...
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Book Projects I Adore

February 13, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Bookish love is in the air and today, I’m talking about something I adore…and am often jealous about, too.  Come listen as I talk about the bookish projects that are lighting up my reading heart, from gluten-free pies and book ornaments to book quilts and flat-lays, too.  Then, I’ll talk with...
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Books to Beat the Winter Blues

February 6, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Right now, we are smack dab in the middle of winter. The days are shorter, the sun sets earlier, the wind is colder and for many, that brings on a case of the so-called winter blues. We can feel less motivated, our overall mood can decrease and we might feel stuck...
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Literate Love for January 2024

January 30, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Each month, I take a deep dive into what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the past 30 days or so.  This month, I’m sharing about how I kicked off my reading and writing life in 2024. I’ve got some unexpected books to share, some new writing experiments, small...
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Daughters of Green Mountain Gap with Teri M. Brown

January 23, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Many of us have authors who we adore. We will read ANYTHING they write as soon as they publish it and know with utmost certainty that we will love it.  For me, one of those authors is Teri M. Brown, author of Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, An Enemy Like Me and...
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The Write Habit with Dr. Nicole Janz

January 16, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
I love books. I love reading. I love notebooks. I love writing.  But life is busy and sometimes, it can be hard to make the time for the kind of reading and writing lives we want to have.  Today’s guest is changing all of that. Dr. Nicole Janz is a writer’s...
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My 2024 Notebook Stack & TBW List

January 9, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
It’s time for my annual notebook stack reveal! Today, I’m sharing my 2024 notebook stack: all the notebooks I’m using and loving and why. Right now, I’ve got a stack of 8 notebooks I’ll use across the coming weeks and months…and maybe one or two more up my sleeve, too.  I’ll...
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The Healing Power of Books with Bijal Shah

January 2, 2024 in Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Bibliotherapy, the idea that books can help us grow through what we go through, is a fascinating field highlighting the important role that reading can play in making our lives better and today’s guest is leading the way forward in it. Bijal Shah is a bibliotherapist, counsellor and author. She is...
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On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re talking about pause piles: a collection of short stories and essays designed to be read in a single sitting to sooth, uplift and inspire. 

Come listen as I explore why we might take powerful pause breaks to read throughout the day, the uniqueness of short stories and essays that make them so soothing, how to create your own pause practice with books and a list of titles that are in my own stack.
 
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I'm thrilled to host my first IN-PERSON day-long r I'm thrilled to host my first IN-PERSON day-long reading retreat this Summer! =)

I'm happily planning for long stretches of reading, bookish crafts, connection and community and more. 

Tell me: What would YOU love to see at your ideal reading retreat?

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this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m tal this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Maryrose Wood about her newest middle grade novel: Bad Badger: A Love Story.

In this illustrated chapter book, readers meet Septimus, a badger who fears he may not be a badger at all. When a gull lands on his windowsill, Septimus thinks he may have finally met a true friend.until he goes missing and Septimus must decide what to do next.

Come listen as we talk about the truly embodied experience I had while reading the book, the magic that can happen for readers when you combine emotion with writing craft and the journey of transformation that starts with characters and can end with readers. This book is a true joy. 

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Books make Mondays better! First, @theresahajos r Books make Mondays better!

First, @theresahajos recommended this book to @bost.rander (my Dad) and then he recommended it to me and I cannot wait to start reading this today. 

Here's the short overview:

Remarkably Bright Creatures: an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

I adored The Benefits of Being an Octopus by @annbradenbooks for the symbolism of the octopus (and MUCH more) and know I'm going to love this book too, especially when it's been passed along with such high praise.

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 Joanna Ho about her newest picture book: BECOMING BOBA.

This charming picture book celebrates self-love and identity and reminds readers that there is always room for unique flavors in our communities. It’s cute and charming, yet has deeply important messages, too. 

Come listen as we talk about Joanna’s original intent for this picture book, the cultural significance of boba and the important messages of enoughness this book has for readers. 

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Oh, how my heart needed this book. The Midnight L Oh, how my heart needed this book.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has left me breathless, speechless and hopeful.

Nora is struggling to find worth in herself and in her life and decides to end her time on Earth. But instead of dying as she intended, she’s found herself in the Midnight Library where she can live out every version of her life that could have existed for her had she made a different decision.

As she tries to undo her regrets, both big and small, Nora learns about the path not taken and the multiple versions of herself that exist out there somewhere and just might, in fact, exist inside of her, too.

Filled with pain and heartbreak, beauty and light, this book takes readers on a journey of radical acceptance, a journey that will leave them as a different person than when they started the book.

This book is potent and powerful, heartbreakingly beautiful, filled with existential thoughts and could save your life….or at least how you feel about it.

Whew. This book.

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