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Choosing Your Next Read

In: Reading on: September 4, 2025

I know many of you, like me, have an overflowing TBR (to-be-read) pile.  Lately, I’ve been struggling with choosing my next read.  For the most part, I’m a mood reader, so I choose based on how I’m …

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August Reads

In: Reading on: August 29, 2025

Another big reading month—and this one has it all!  Let’s start with my audiobook this month—a classic! The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien This is a re-read for me, but it’s been many years. And I’m …

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Visit Maine with me!

In: Family, Reading on: August 21, 2025

It has been nearly two years since we’ve taken an actual vacation—a trip with no other people or work attached to it. We are tired, so as we planned our trip, we decided to go to what has become one of our favorite places to …

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Redefining “Booktrovert”

In: Faith, Reading on: August 7, 2025

With all the “bookish” paraphernalia that has arisen in the past few years, one of the shirts I’ve long wanted to order is:  I’ve latched onto the term. I decided it aptly described me as an introvert who reads. But the …

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July Reads

In: Reading on: July 31, 2025

Seventeen, y’all. Seventeen books read in July! But I have an explanation.  At the end of June, I turned in my manuscript to the editor I hired, and I had a lull in my editing job schedule. Add that to two trips …

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Teresa Wells

In: History, Reading on: July 17, 2025

I'm so excited to introduce y'all to my friend Teresa! She lives about ten minutes from me and we meet up on occasion. But the reason I'm excited is because her debut novel released yesterday! Yay! Please give her a warm …

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June Reads

In: Reading on: June 27, 2025

Hold on to your hats! It was quite a reading month!  To be fair, I was close to the end of four different books when I posted last month, which boosted the amount of this month’s finished books. And somehow when I’m …

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Guest Post: Grace Hitchcock

In: Reading, Writing on: June 19, 2025

Hey, y'all! I hope you enjoy this post by my friend Grace Hitchcock. Check out her books linked in her bio at the bottom of this post. She's a delightful person and writer. Enjoy! The Listening Habit that Transformed My …

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Three reasons to re-read

In: Reading on: June 11, 2025

Before the rise of the Internet, and specifically Amazon, I was a huge re-reader. There were two main reasons for this. First was the budget. I could only purchase so many books, even at used bookstores. The second was …

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Literary Mugs

In: Reading on: June 5, 2025

I suspect all writers have various items that are endowed with a literary theme. And since so many of us drink copious amounts of coffee or tea, some of those things are probably mugs. Today I want to share with you my six …

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