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What I read in August
Plus, musings on life lately.
Sep 8
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What I read in July
Plus, musings on life lately.
Aug 8
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What I read in June
Plus, musings on life lately.
Jul 6
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What I read in May
Plus, next on my list!
Jun 4
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From mail-order bride daughter to memoirist: meet Katya Suvorova
"My goal with my memoir has always been to write the book I needed growing up."
May 15
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Book rec: Between Two Kingdoms
A quick hello/update and a book rec.
May 6
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The business of books with 2x author Hannah Selinger
"Whether it’s worth it depends on how much you want to write the book."
May 3
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Moving through loss and change with Sue Deagle
"I used to believe in closure, in grief coming to an end, now I’m a believer in the both/and of loss."
Apr 26
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Book rec: Things in Nature Merely Grow
A quick hello/update and a book rec.
Apr 8
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10 books that helped me through my mom’s Alzheimer’s and long goodbye
I've learned that there's no right or wrong way to grieve, and it's never linear. These 10 books helped me feel less alone during the process of losing…
Mar 11
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Marianne Power: "I was never broken, and I did not need to be fixed."
In this interview with Marianne Power, author of Help Me! and Love Me!, we discuss the downsides of self-help, dating, burnout, and the relief of…
Mar 4
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Things worth sharing... 8 books I loved this year
My favorite books of 2025.
Dec 31, 2025
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