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Hummingbird, Magical Bookshops & Podcasts

September 30, 2022 in Literate Love
It may have been a rainy week outside, but it was a magical week inside. I read three books that went straight to my heart, immersed myself in a new learning experience and have started online holiday shopping.  How could things be any...
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The Latecomer, Holiday Notebooks & Protein

September 23, 2022 in Literate Love
It was a cold and rainy week here in upstate New York, but I admit, I love this weather. Out come the sweaters, fuzzy socks and hopefully, a fire in the fireplace very soon.  This week, I started something that might surprise you: my holiday notebook! Yes, I have a holiday...
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Cutie Grackle, Revenge Writing & Bookplates

September 16, 2022 in Literate Love
Time felt different this week. Whenever I’d look at a clock, I’d be shocked at how little time had passed. When I’d wake up in the middle of the night, I’d be shocked that only 15 minutes had passed since the last time I checked. Why is that?! Regardless, the time...
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Iveliz Explains It All, Piercings & Preserving Writing

September 9, 2022 in Literate Love
Well, we are officially in back-to-school season and New York must have known it because we’ve shifted into early Fall weather with cooler temperatures and rainy days. It feels good to be back in a rhythm and dig out the fleece-lined slippers and blankets! This week, I’ve got two books to...
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In Five Years, Social Media & Eggplant Parm

September 2, 2022 in Literate Love
I love weeks that feel like they’re going according to plan, don’t you?! I found extra time to read, was gifted a book that set my notebook on fire, found a new purpose for social media and even managed to cook a new dish for dinner, too. And it actually tasted...
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The List That Changed My Life, Book Journals & Book Trails

August 26, 2022 in Literate Love
Summer is coming to an end. In my house, we are enjoying the last two weeks before school begins, but are preparing for the new year: shopping for new clothes and shoes, cleaning up our room and donating clothes, wrapping up summer reading and more. I love Fall and I love...
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Book Lovers, Uncommon Goods & Time Anxiety

August 19, 2022 in Literate Love
I head into my Fall semester next week, so I tried to fill this week with as much relaxation as I could. Think reading, school shopping, baking cookies, longer walks and later nights. This week, I have two books to share, a powerful writing prompt, some fun classes you need to...
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Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet, Joining & Cookies

August 12, 2022 in Literate Love
It was a big week! My oldest and I went to his college preview day, my youngest (by 12 minutes!) got his braces off and my daughter started playing a new sport: tennis! Plus, we went to a Mets game, too! This week, I’ve got two books to share, a question...
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Thirst, Zooming In & Slithering

August 5, 2022 in Literate Love
My morning routine was back on track and that meant my reading and writing life was back on track, too. This week, I’m sharing my sneaky reading life, an AMAZING 1-minute video that will spark your writing, more research on the power of bibliotherapy and lots of links to love, too....
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Where the Children Take Us, Morning Routines & Patreon

July 29, 2022 in Literate Love
I learned a very important life lesson this week: YOUR MORNING ROUTINE MATTERS. A lot.  I abandoned it this week because I had such a busy week at work and it completely backfired. The morning routine truly is that important.  Find out why inside today’s post and grab a fun summer...
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I read this hauntingly beautiful book on the recommendation of my teenage daughter. She told me it was powerful, told me I wouldn't want to stop reading it...and she was right. Meg Haston invites readers into the mind of Stevie, causing ...
The Gifts of Imperfection
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by Brené Brown
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
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by Anne Bogel
True to its title, this book was simply delightful. I felt like I was talking with a long-lost friend, a fellow book-lover whose life was just as entangled with the plots, settings and characters of fictional books as they were those in ...
Some Places More Than Others
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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. 

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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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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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