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Sticky Notes, Family Recipes & Ugly Sweaters

December 24, 2021 in Literate Love
What a busy, holiday-filled week! I filled it with gift-wrapping, present-giving, cookie-making, light-watching and holiday-movie fun. Here are three books I read, an AMAZING gift I received early and lots of links to love from around the Internet. Have a wonderful holiday! What...
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The Twelve Dates of Christmas, 22 Bookstores & Sleep

December 17, 2021 in Literate Love
Let the countdown begin! My papers are graded, my meetings wrapped up and I’m ready to dive into cookie-making and present wrapping. I’ve got more Christmas books to share (one you can finish on a lunch break!), a 22 for 2022 goal-setting session and the nitty gritty of sleep. What I’m...
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The Reading List, Calendar Audit & a Christmas Elf

December 10, 2021 in Literate Love
This week, I snuggled up to a powerful book: The Reading List. I cannot stop thinking about it and have already started leaving trails of my reading life behind in hopes it finds someone who needs it. Read more and find out about my calendar audit, our Christmas elf (for teenagers!)...
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Comfort & Joy, Holiday Lists & Miniature Things

December 3, 2021 in Literate Love
What a wonderful week! My oldest heard about his first college acceptance, it snowed a bit here in New York, leaving things beautiful and white and we are getting our Christmas tree this weekend. I’ve got three books to share, some lists to borrow and a few more finds to bring...
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The Santa Suit, Productivity & Notecards

November 26, 2021 in Literate Love
It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States, which means family, food and football in our house. It also means putting up the outdoor Christmas lights, gearing up for Black Friday holiday shopping and sleeping in a bit later, too. I read a cozy Christmas book, and a fun middle grade...
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Let It Be Easy, Bookmarks & Mirror Me This

November 19, 2021 in Literate Love
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I’ve officially shifted into holiday mode. I’ve made my first batch of Chex mix, started decorating the tree we donate each year and grabbed my first Starbucks holiday treat of the season. I’ve even curated my holiday TBR stack for some cozy reading. Take...
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Nine Perfect Strangers, Manifesting & Hallmark Christmas Movies

November 12, 2021 in Literate Love
Every year, November sneaks up on me. And we are already halfway through the month! This week, I’ve got two books to share, a fun look at the new words added to the dictionary, manifesting and some holiday fun (think Hallmark movies and sprinkles!). Let’s dive in.  What I’m Reading: This...
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The Parker Inheritance, Recipes & Holiday Shopping

November 5, 2021 in Literate Love
Two books from online recommendations, a set of writing prompts from Oprah, my one word of the month and websites you’ve never seen to jumpstart your holiday shopping. It’s all inside! What I’m Reading: Both of my books this week come from online recommendations: one from the new Netflix book club...
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Heating & Cooling, One Word Journals & Traveling Book Cards

October 29, 2021 in Literate Love
This week was a week of firsts: the first book in a new genre, the first page of a new kind of notebook, the first library card that actually connects you to other readers and a first bite of a gluten-free Oreo. Yum. Tell me: What firsts did you have this...
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, My Life in 10 Objects & Literary Holiday Cards

October 22, 2021 in Literate Love
I found myself with a head cold and without a voice this week, which meant I had fewer meetings and more time at home. And I took advantage of that. I have one amazing book to share, a powerful notebooking prompt and five links to launch you into bookish Halloween (and...
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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Dr. Lynette Fraga, the CEO of Reach Out & Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes reading by working directly with pediatric care providers to share the lifelong benefits that result from families reading aloud to their children every day.

Come listen as we talk about the important mission behind Reach Out and Read’s work, the incredible impact it has on millions of children and their families, the layers of benefits and the ripple effect felt for years to come and the ways you can get involved and support this important organization.

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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m chatting with Nikki Russell, the illustrator behind the NY Times Best-selling series DORK DIARIES, about her innovative journaling notebook: the planary.

Come listen as we explore exactly what a planary is, the way that Nikki approaches her own planary stack, the notebookish bling and tools that make a planary the perfect tool for wellness and much more. You’ll be smiling from ear to ear as you soak up Nikki’s infectious energy and enthusiasm. 

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jeff Gottesfeld and Matt Tavares about their newest picture book: HONOR FLIGHT.

This stunning picture book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contributions alive. It’s immersive and emotional and will likely spark you to get involved in the worthy cause.

Come listen as we talk about the inspiration behind HONOR FLIGHT and its previous companion book TWENTY-ONE STEPS: GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER. We’ll also talk about the very personal connections both Jeff and Matt have to the book and their meaningful hopes for the book that invite each of us to get involved. 

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Books make Mondays better! This week, I’m reading Books make Mondays better!

This week, I’m reading: AUTHENTICALLY, IZZY by Pepper Basham.

It’s the perfect way to kick of my #ReadYourShelves annual Get Lit(erate). tradition for the month of March. Not only was it already on my shelf, but it embraces my BIBLIOPHILIA theme for the month focused on all things books and reading. 

What better way to get through the long month of March?!

Here’s the publisher’s summary:

Izzy Edgewood is a wannabe bookstore owner, quote queen, and Lord of the Rings nerd who has been waiting for Prince Charming to sweep her off her sneakered feet. But it’s hard to meet people when you spend more time with fictional humans than real ones. Which is why her pragmatist cousin Josephine decides to take Izzy’s future into her own meddling hands and create an online dating profile for the hopeful romantic.

To Izzy’s shock (and suspicion), Josie’s plan works. Soon, she’s dialoguing with a Hobbit-loving man named Brodie who lives in a small town an ocean away from her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But is their shared love of books, family, and correspondence enough to overcome Izzy’s fear of flying and the literal distance between them? And is a long-distance relationship even worth considering when a local author has been frequenting the library where she works and is proving to be a perfectly fine gentleman?

Yes, it’s an epistolary novel and you’ll want to read the letter to readers on the back.

What books are making your Monday better?

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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m launching a new segment of the podcast: Build Your Book Apothecary! Join me as I talk all things books with a listener and build a book apothecary that will serve, soothe and nudge.

Come listen as I build a book apothecary with Amy! Amy’s looking to feel more at ease in her life as she figures out how to welcome retirement and a slower pace of living. She loves her family, her home and wants to boost her creativity, too. I’ve got just the stack of books for Amy and bet there are a few that you’ll love, too!

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Huda Al-Marashi about her newest release: HAIL MARIAM.

This middle grade novel is a heartfelt and humorous interfaith and coming of age story that follows Mariam as he navigates the challenges of being the only Muslim student at her Catholic school. It balances faith, family and friendship and is everything you hope for in a middle grade novel. 

Come listen as we talk about Huda’s personal experiences that connect to the themes of the book, the balancing act the main character faced and the ways she learned and grew throughout the arc of the story and the promise of curiosity and conversation this book will offer readers and those around them. It’s the perfect book for a caregiver-child book club!

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