July flew by and even though I’m not returning to the classroom this August, the end of July still feels a bit like summer’s end. The next couple months will be dedicated to prepping for the arrival of our baby and getting as far ahead as possible on work projects. So while there are many […]

It’s been a busy couple of months filled with travel, family time, baby prep, seeing friends again, summer book guide writing and, yes, a little bit of reading in there too. In other words, summer is in full force! And today I’m sharing some of my favorite things from the last few months. From the […]

As of mid-April, my husband and I were both fully vaccinated, which made for a great month. We haven’t changed our lifestyle much (although we did take a wonderful and safe road trip!), but it just feels like a weight has been lifted. We won’t be rushing off to indoor gatherings anytime soon, but I […]

Between the website launch and the inaugural month of the Novel Pairings Patreon community, March was a very busy month for me, but I still managed to fit in some really wonderful books, delicious meals, and fun movies. I also did quite a bit (read: too much) shopping because March is my birthday month, so […]

I am not great with habits. Every January, I think about how I’d like to institute more routines into my daily life, and every year I fail. But while I don’t have daily habits or rituals that make me feel like a reader, I do have some general practices that make my life more literary […]