Don’t let the 1980s Laura Ashley-style cover fool you-Winter Solstice has been a slow but powerful and steady burn-the intimate lives of five strangers (dealing with everything from tragic loss to negligent parenting) from all around the UK cul
Apart from The Frozen River, I read and enjoyed the following in January so here are some mini-reviews that made for a solid reading month despite the fact that January felt 8 years long. 😉 📖 The Message: A collection of essays by one of my favori
It’s rare these days when a book lives up to the bookstagram hype AND when you read what you know will be one of the best books of the year right out of the gate (although it has happened before: thinking of Barkskins in 2021 and Mr. Dickens +
Yes, the 2024 Book Superlatives are here! 🎉 📖 I always have fun putting these together and I purposely wait until January as the last week of December tends to be rich reading time for me and this year was no exception with JAMES and Even After Eve
Friends! I had the pleasure of being with the @hopewriters team last week and it was so special getting the chance to meet the other authors that I collaborated with on A Peaceful New Year and celebrate it being out in the world! 🎉📖🩵 And apart fr
On Visioning: The process is never straightforward and takes more emotional fortitude than sometimes I’m ready for...but once I dig in, I’m so glad that I have taken the time to do so. I do this together with my husband-sometimes I prep
There’s been so much rich reading lately but it’s been harder to find time to post (the holidays, cross-country travels to see family and releasing a new book may have something to do with it as well!). Before moving onto 2025 however, I
The darkness day of the year always has me turn inwards a bit. It’s a time to reflect, to acknowledge the losses and hurts....but thank goodness the darkness doesn’t have the final say. ✨ Tomorrow we inch towards the light and move towar
The books arrived yesterday I’m over the moon with how beautiful A Peaceful New Year is! And while I had read the galley, there is nothing more special than sitting down with the tangible book and reading not only your words, but also the words
Giveaway Tuesdays continue-this time with a fantastic middle grade book! 📘💫 I LOVED ‘All the Ways to Go’ and so did my 13 year old. He actually got to it first and then insisted I read it! It starts off with 12 year old chess wizard Mi