Books & Reading
There’s nothing better than bookish conversation with bookish friends, is there?! Join me as I talk all things book challenges with Allison of Mind Joggle. Her blog has been a favorite of mine for some time and when I saw that she was...
Each month inside my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community, we explore a one-word theme in our reading and writing lives to make our actual lives better. This month, our theme is WINTERING. The idea of wintering is simple and incredibly appealing: wintering means we give ourselves the space to rest and recover...
There are some pretty grim statistics surrounding our abilities to keep our new year’s resolutions all year long. It turns out that almost half of us do not keep our new resolutions past February. Can you believe it?! That’s why I’m here today with a collection of books to help you...
I adored poetry when I was child. First, the rhymical lines of Dr. Suess. Later, the funny poems of Shell Silverstein. And eventually, the more moving poetry I encountered in my English classes. But as I continued in my schooling, the purpose of poetry became focused on analysis and evaluation, rather...
I love ways to head into a new phase of life with concrete intention. That’s why I love choosing a word of the year, a word of the month and my monthly and weekly planning routines. Plus, over the past couple of years, I’ve been obsessed with a new ritual too:...
Childhood is ripe with imagination in real life and in books. And while many children adore fantasy books that take them outside of the realm of possibility, I’ve found that fewer adults tend to do so freely. But that can change with this list. Here are ten middle grade and young...
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...
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 wasn’t always a fan of my social studies and history classes growing up. The events seemed so far away, so far removed and so devoid of story. I read passages, underlined facts, memorized dates and regurgitated information for a test at the end of each topic of study. But I...
Adulting can be hard. With so many things vying for our attention, pulling us in different directions and maybe even taking us off the path we had planned for ourselves, we can find ourselves wondering how we got here. We might even find ourselves yearning for an earlier time in our...
