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A Lit Life

Books & Reading

Fairy Tales as Life Coaching with Donna Fields

August 22, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
There’s one genre that I have not read in my adult reading life for a VERY long time…and I know because I keep meticulous track of the books I read: fairy tales.  That all changes starting now! Today, I’m talking with Donna Fields....
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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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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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How the Stillwater Hotel in Upstate New York Inspired the Setting for Down a Bad Road

June 25, 2023 in Books & Reading
I am thrilled to be part of the WOW! Women of Writing Blog Tour for Down a Bad Road by Regina Buttner. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review and I shared that review on an earlier post.  Today, I’ve invited Regina on the blog...
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Three Books to Spark a Passion

June 20, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Do you remember the hobbies and passions you had as a child? Do you make time and space for them in your adult life? I knew I could seriously improve in this department in my own life, so I turned to books.  Books that remind me how important it is to...
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Our Reading Rules with Christie Zimmer

June 13, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Summer reading season is here! Today, I’m talking with Christie Zimmer on the power of journaling to make our lives better….especially our reading lives.  We’ve collaborated together to create a colorful printable to help us reflect on our rules for reading, where they came from and what they mean, if they...
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Books for Alzheimer’s Awareness

June 6, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Life & Living
June is Alzheimer’s and Dementia awareness month. With over 55 million people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related illnesses, many of us are personally impacted by this disease. Today, I’m sharing three books that have been particularly powerful in my own reading life on this topic. But since I have more...
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Lit Gifts for Graduates

May 30, 2023 in Books & Reading, Get Lit(erate) Podcast, Life & Living, Notebooks & Writing
It’s graduation season! Today, I share a bit of my own graduation regret and offer a collection of fantastic gifts for graduates, Get Lit(erate). style.  You’ll find three picture books, three notebooks, three technology gadgets and three bookish gifts just for fun on today’s episode.  Here are the books and gifts...
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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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On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re talking about building a writing habit, one tiny sentence at a time. 

Tiny writing is exactly what it sounds like: tiny micro-moments of writing that focus on the process of writing something nourishing down in the moment. Small moments, small sentences, even small notebooks can be just the thing you need to kick-off a writing habit and reap all of the benefits.

Come listen as I explore what tiny writing is, convince you why you need to give it a try and share ten ways you could start a tiny writing practice today. 

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Do you need a reminder of why we need to reach for Do you need a reminder of why we need to reach for our dreams, cast our fears aside and live life like it’s the last night we have?

This book is that reminder: If Tomorrow Never Comes by Allison Ashley.

It’s the eve of Nora’s bone marrow transplant and she’s headed out to enjoy her last night before entering the hospital…which could also be her last night ever.

An overheard conversation catapults her into the night of her life and perhaps the love of her life, too. Sadly, she slips away to start her new journey and leaves the man she left behind reeling.

Fast forward a year later and Nora is doing well, ready to start her new, healthy life. When she runs into Jamie from that night, she’s elated….until she realizes he is her donor’s boyfriend.

What comes next is a beautiful, emotional (and very ironic!) story told in alternating perspectives that prompts the reader to ask themselves so many questions: What do we want? What are we willing to leave behind? When will we let ourselves enjoy what might be waiting for us?

Oh, this book has my heart.

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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 Brittany Pomales about her debut picture book: It Started with a P.

This is a hilarious, alliterative read aloud where a young king decides on the morning of his birthday that everything with the letter P must go. 

Come listen as we talk about Brittany’s journey to her debut picture book, the art of writing funny books for kids, her KidLit HaHa Week and the little surprises readers will find in the books. It’s a delightful conversation to match her delightful book.

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Books make Mondays better! I'm FINALLY reading th Books make Mondays better!

I'm FINALLY reading the book that so many of you have raved about and now I know why:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

What if there was a library between life and death? What if the books you read there could undo the regrets you have in your life and move you into the perfect life? 

Oh, these are beautiful questions to ponder on a Monday morning. 

What books are making your Monday better?

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