School Library Q & A

$ · September 17, 2024

and some more recent middle grade and young adult reads

The Delight of Familiarity

$ · September 14, 2024

and being able to build on known quantities

Checking In On My Amazon Breakup

$ · September 10, 2024

two months after cancelling Prime

Living a Life of Playful Rebellion

$ · September 7, 2024

flying across the country for less than 24 hours is so worth it

IT'S HERE! The Mindful Librarian Autumn Reading Reflection

$ · September 5, 2024

a mindful approach to the changing seasons

My Top Ten Books of Summer 2024

$ · September 3, 2024

the books that represent this season of my life

September 2024 Book Releases

$ · August 31, 2024

you can feel the seasons changing just by looking at the books

Recent Middle Grade and Young Adult Reads

$ · August 27, 2024

plus more pictures of my library

Ready or Not, Here I Go!

$ · August 24, 2024

it's BTS season ~ the annual refresh and reset

Checking In on our Summer TBR

$ · August 20, 2024

Summer Reading Program Check-In #6

Best Laid Plans

$ · August 17, 2024

they're only perfect in the moment they're made

My Very First Tattoo

$ · August 15, 2024

it's not a midlife crisis, it's a midlife CELEBRATION

Never Have I Ever Dated a Billionaire

$ · August 13, 2024

on my complicated and caveat-laced affair with billionaire romances

My Favorite Trip of Every Summer

$ · August 10, 2024

soaking up family time in the mountains of Colorado

Bookish Resources to Expand Your Reading

$ · August 6, 2024

Summer Reading Program Check-In #5

August 2024 Book Releases

$ · August 3, 2024

always a lighter publishing month, but still a lot to look forward to

Must Love Dogs

$ · July 30, 2024

a new nonfiction title that was made just for me, along with some fictional pairings

Trying New Things + a Sale

$ · July 28, 2024

Hello readers! I really wanted to try out writing a post from the Substack app on my iPad using voice dictation, and I also wanted to do something I do very...

My Favorite Podcasts Right Now

$ · July 27, 2024

as well as a skirt with pockets and some recent mystery-ish reads

A Trippy and Younger All Fours

$ · July 25, 2024

a messy and heartfelt story of young motherhood

My Favorite Books of the Summer (so far)

$ · July 23, 2024

Summer Reading Program Check-In #4

A Work Conference All About Play

$ · July 20, 2024

when play is serious business and more summery reads for the season

Revisiting My Review of Hillbilly Elegy

$ · July 16, 2024

reconciling my review of JD Vance back in 2016 with ..... today

When the Sun is Just Too Bright

$ · July 13, 2024

the new job, sunshine fatigue and three stories of dark and stormy seas

Relationship Status? It's Complicated

July 11, 2024

on my ongoing and very messy breakup with Amazon

A Favorite for Every Genre

$ · July 9, 2024

Summer Reading Program Check-In #3

Stars and Stripes and Colonialism

$ · July 7, 2024

and also the fulfilling nature of time with family

July 2024 Book Releases

$ · June 29, 2024

you'd think my summer reads would be much, much lighter than they have been

The View from Home

$ · June 27, 2024

on a more personal note, here is where I am on Earth

The Format of Our Summer Reading

$ · June 25, 2024

Summer Reading Program Check-In #2

Hot (as a) Mother Summer

$ · June 22, 2024

my 2024 summer wardrobe must-haves and three perfectly summery reads

The Drama of Shared Summer Homes

$ · June 20, 2024

fiction really isn't far from reality

A Tiny Quirky Literary Story You Really Must Read

$ · June 17, 2024

but the mystery is ~ how did I even find this book?

What I Read in Maine

$ · June 15, 2024

and the books I managed to squeeze in my luggage on the way home

Maine Vacation Superlatives

June 13, 2024

it's hard to pick favorites!

Let's Plan Our Summer Reading

$ · June 11, 2024

Summer Reading Check-In #1

Milwaukee and Maine oh my

$ · June 8, 2024

summer time is my traveling time!

Let's Talk About Books With Tara Bañuelos

$ · June 4, 2024

a practicing attorney and mother by day ~ a hobbyist Substacker by night

June 2024 Book Releases

$ · June 1, 2024

a memoir set in Paris, a riveting nonfiction read about travel, and two of my most-anticipated summer releases that are NOTE summery stories ~ plus so many more titles I can't wait to read

Let's Talk About Books With Andromeda Romano-Lax

$ · May 28, 2024

an author and Substacker who focuses on suspense fiction

Summer Has Officially Begun

$ · May 25, 2024

summer reading guides and nonfiction releases, oh my

IT'S HERE! The Mindful Librarian Summer Reading Program

$ · May 23, 2024

choose your own path to summer reading satisfaction this year

Let's Talk About Books With Natalie

$ · May 21, 2024

a librarian, reader, and writer living in NYC who is her book club's resident romance expert

Reading in a Full Season

$ · May 18, 2024

Graduation weekend is here! We finally have a plan!

Let's Talk About Books With Sara Hildreth

$ · May 14, 2024

a writer who started sharing books online as part of her final project while finishing her MA in Literature at Georgetown University

Graduation Weekend: The Outfits

$ · May 12, 2024

to prove you can still shop at the old-school places!

Recent Reads Volume 32

$ · May 11, 2024

must-read nonfiction and a quirky collection of novels

A Quick Journaling Update

$ · May 9, 2024

tl;dr - journaling isn't a cure-all

Let's Talk About Books With Neha & Shruti

$ · May 7, 2024

writers who have been best friends since they met in middle school, and bonded over books

May 2024 Book Releases

$ · May 4, 2024

A vital nonfiction read about the gig economy, a phenomenal genre switch by a favorite author, a trippy buzzy lit fic title, and some delightful summery stories.