Books & Reading
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...
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...
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...
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...
I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT in my professional and personal life and have some strong opinions about how it might be used to boost our reading lives. Today, I share the specific prompts I used inside ChatGPT to decide what to read next. I was shocked at the accurateness of the...
March is National Crafting month and I have a new kind of episode for you that blends a set of crafty books with a crafty interview with someone who connects her love of books, libraries and crafts together. Today, I am talking with Ellen Lumpkin Brown of Sew It! Workshop, a...
Today’s episode was inspired by my recent #ReadYourFeed post. This is where I read the social media feed of a friend or follower and recommend a book I think they’ll love. Last week’s recommendation sent me down a rabbit hole of bookish inspiration full of inspirational books that could be read...
I’m back with another episode on bibliotherapy! I received some many wonderful comments and curious questions about the practice that I decided to create another episode on the topic. But this one is different. Today, I’m walking you through my own unique process of bibliotherapy with a book I’ve read recently....
Middle Grade March is here! We have the entire month to read, enjoy and celebrate all things middle grade children’s literature and that’s exactly what I’m doing today. Here are the books mentioned in this episode. You’ll find links to my Amazon and Bookshop affiliate stores below. Thanks for your bookish...
I often bring a lot of whimsy into this podcast. We share books that make us run to the stationary store, celebrate Festivus and make us hungry. We talk about notebook love languages, complete journaling challenges together and share our favorite writing supplies. But we also talk about serious things, too....
