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We’ve talked about a lot of things in the over 100 episodes we’ve shared together from why we read and titles we might love to how to read best and how to use reading to make life better. 

But today, we are talking about something I’ve only recently been exploring: the power of reading with furry, four-legged friends. 

Dr. Barb Vokatis, a reading therapy dog handler, is here to explore this idea with me and I’ll share three books w...

April is National Letter Writing month and Leah from Tiny and Snail is here to help me celebrate!

Tiny and Snail produces incredibly beautiful note cards to send in snail mail, something I adore doing. They have an incredible story and are working to share their mission to make mail more beautiful, fun and easy. Plus, did you know that sending cards can raise the level of feel-good chemicals in our brains? 

Come listen as we talk a...

Every week, I send a bit of bookish snail mail into the world to a fellow reader.

Recently, a reader requested a book around adult friendship and it took me down a rabbit hole of books and notebooking in the most wonderful way. 

On this episode, I’ll share a bit about adult friendship statistics, offer a list of books I’ve already mentioned previously on the podcast that embrace adult friendships and discuss three books in more de...

Today, I’m revealing a literate experiment I’ve been working on for a while. Yes, it was inspired by a book and yes, I think you should start experimenting, too. =)

Come listen as I talk about the project and walk you through the 6 steps it takes to make it your own. 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

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On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last month.

Today, I’m sharing the highlights on my literate life in March: three VERY different books, the power of affirmations, learning about an accidental icon and loving my new, beautiful notecards.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned ...

Today, we are exploring the power of reading and writing to make life feel better through Up Lit. 

Up Lit is a particular genre of reading that makes us feel good. The stories are hopeful and inspiring, even if the characters are going through hard things. 

Today, I’ll take a deep dive into this micro-genre, quickly mention a list of books you’re likely already familiar with that characterize this genre, take a deeper dive into thr...

Books make me happy. 

Notebooks make me happy. 

That’s why guided journals make me VERY happy: they contain the very best elements of both. =)

Today, I’m talking with Carol Pearson, author of 10 Little Rules for a Blissy Life, a guided journal to help you reflect on the real or imagined rules you’ve set for your life and decide if they’re keeping you from profound happiness. 

Carol and I talked about all the things: what it means t...

It has been said that we are the average of the five people we surround ourselves with. But what if I said you were the average of the last 5 books you read? What would your book stack say about you if it could talk?

Today, I’m sharing a collection of books that would say you LOVE to read books about books, bookstores, libraries, authors and bookish people. It’s perfect timing to celebrate National Reading Month, but any time is a ...

March is National Reading month and we are kicking off the month with a special guest who has a rather radical reading agenda: Amanda Spencer.

Amanda is a Get Lit(erate). listener who is reading to change the way she thinks about the world and is inviting all of us along with her to do the same. 

Today, she talks about her reading life, her radical agenda, both figuratively and literally, and recommends a few books she thinks we al...

Happy Leap Day!

On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last 30 or so days…or 29 for this special month.

Today, I’m spelling the beans on my literate life in February. I read THIRTEEN BOOKS (most of this was children’s literature), failed miserably in the writing department, learned A LOT about yoga for our reading eyes and baked 72 cupcakes...

The reading life is full of ups and downs. From time to time, you might find yourself stuck in a reading slump and reading slump can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

You might find yourself stuck in a genre, reading the same one over and over. You might find yourself stuck in a format, reading or listening exclusively. Or, you might find yourself stuck in general, struggling to find the time to read or get started after finis...

If you love notebooking or journaling, then you’re in for a treat inside today’s episode.

Today, I’m chatting with Michelle Haseltine. Michelle is a lifelong notebooker (with 99 completed notebooks and counting!) and leader of the 100 Days of Notebooking Facebook Group. Her work has brought so much inspiration to my own notebooking over the years and I’m thrilled to finally have her on the podcast.

We talk about what notebooking is...

Bookish love is in the air and today, I’m talking about something I adore…and am often jealous about, too. 

Come listen as I talk about the bookish projects that are lighting up my reading heart, from gluten-free pies and book ornaments to book quilts and flat-lays, too.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

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Right now, we are smack dab in the middle of winter. The days are shorter, the sun sets earlier, the wind is colder and for many, that brings on a case of the so-called winter blues.

We can feel less motivated, our overall mood can decrease and we might feel stuck waiting for the longer, sunnier days in the season ahead. 

Enter books to the rescue. 

Today, I’m sharing three books perfect to help you beat the winter blues. One book...

Each month, I take a deep dive into what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the past 30 days or so. 

This month, I’m sharing about how I kicked off my reading and writing life in 2024. I’ve got some unexpected books to share, some new writing experiments, small changes that created big results and some words of wisdom I’ve loved, too.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books...

Many of us have authors who we adore. We will read ANYTHING they write as soon as they publish it and know with utmost certainty that we will love it. 

For me, one of those authors is Teri M. Brown, author of Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, An Enemy Like Me and Daughters of Green Mountain Gap.

Today, she’s back on the podcast to talk about her writing and her recently-published novel. As we did inside our first episode together, we ha...

I love books. I love reading. I love notebooks. I love writing. 

But life is busy and sometimes, it can be hard to make the time for the kind of reading and writing lives we want to have. 

Today’s guest is changing all of that. Dr. Nicole Janz is a writer’s coach on a mission to help book lovers and writers establish a creative practice that gives them joy. 

And it all begins with The Write Habit: A Planner for Writers.

Let me be c...

It’s time for my annual notebook stack reveal!

Today, I’m sharing my 2024 notebook stack: all the notebooks I’m using and loving and why. Right now, I’ve got a stack of 8 notebooks I’ll use across the coming weeks and months…and maybe one or two more up my sleeve, too. 

I’ll begin with a pitch to find the perfect notebook and why it matters so much. Then, I’ll share each of my notebooks: what kind, what they look like and how they ...

Bibliotherapy, the idea that books can help us grow through what we go through, is a fascinating field highlighting the important role that reading can play in making our lives better and today’s guest is leading the way forward in it.

Bijal Shah is a bibliotherapist, counsellor and author. She is the founder of Book Therapy and offers bibliotherapy sessions, personalized book prescriptions and bibliotherapy training. 

On today’s e...