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One Italian Summer, Meal Planning & Writing

July 22, 2022 in Literate Love
It was HOT in New York this week! I hosted a virtual summer retreat for instructional coaches, spent some time by the pool with an amazing book and started tracking my writing, too. I I’ve got two books to share, a habit tracker...
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Mexican Gothic, Envy & a Bibliotherapy Project

July 15, 2022 in Literate Love
This week was a mixture of sunny days and thunderstorms, appointments and rest. I made homemade gluten free basil pizza, devoured a jar of my homemade strawberry jam, read three books, started a new bibliotherapy project, tackled my envy in my notebook and took walks with my labradoodle, too. What a...
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Bookends, a New Podcast & Bucket List Notebooks

July 8, 2022 in Literate Love
Cool mornings, warmer days and longer nights. I think it’s finally starting to feel like summer. This week, I was in a nonfiction state of mind and read two excellent books that helped me think about what I want most and what’s next for me. I started a new podcast, dove...
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Graduation Parties & Printables

July 1, 2022 in Literate Love
I know it should feel like summer, but it doesn’t…yet. Maybe the weather needs to be warmer, maybe my workload needs to be lighter or maybe it’s something else altogether. Either way, I’m at least getting into a summer reading stride already. I have three books to share, a new notebook...
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A Kind of Paradise, Family Love Letters & Bank Statements

June 24, 2022 in Literate Love
It was a cool, breezy week here in upstate New York. If you can believe it, I even started a fire in the fireplace one evening to take the chill out of the air. And even though it was June, I didn’t mind. My favorite place to read is curled up...
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Love & Saffron, Alternate Universes & Mini Books

June 17, 2022 in Literate Love
It was a bittersweet week. My oldest finished his last days of high-school (ever!) and my younger two finished their final classes of their freshman year. I know they say time passes quickly, but today, I’m just so shocked at how fast it really has passed by.  And all I can...
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Finding Perfect, YouTube & Morning Pages

June 10, 2022 in Literate Love
The week started off with a productive bang and ended with a reality crash. And when the going gets tough, I get reading and writing. It’s how I cope. So this week, I read three comforting books that my heart needed (including one with a Christmas theme!). I spent some time...
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Black Cake, One More & Book Cover Pies

June 3, 2022 in Literate Love
I have never seen this much pollen swirling around my neighborhood. Well, at least since last time this year. That meant hunkering down with my allergy medication, some hot tea and a few good books. I went both light and deep into my notebook and have SO MANY amazing links from...
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Such a Fun Age, Miniature Bookstores & Life Advice

May 27, 2022 in Literate Love
Every Friday, I arrive in your Inbox with a bit of literate love to share what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving all week in hopes it sparks attention to your own reading and writing life, too. This week, I’ve got two books to share, some life advice I took...
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You, Happier, Book Cluster Maps & Designing Summer

May 20, 2022 in Literate Love
This week was what I call a lull week: the week after my semester ends but before the semester begins. That means I had a bit more flexibility and I spent it well. I created a brand new summer reading guide with 100 children’s literature books I think every teacher (and...
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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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