Get Lit(erate) Podcast
Today I am talking about one of my favorite topics…the topic that sparked the idea for this very podcast: bibliotherapy. I get a lot of emails from listeners asking what exactly bibliotherapy is, what it entails, how to do it and how I...
I’ve been choosing one word themes to guide my year for many, many years. Until 2020. My chosen one word no longer applied to the way the world was working. So, I changed it. And I changed it again and again as the world changed and I changed along with it. ...
Today, I’m talking to Colin Harrang about her bookish creation I instantly fell in love with: the Book Club Card. The Book Club Card is a delightful library card with a powerful mission: to celebrate reading and connect readers together. Come listen to explore what a Book Club Card is, how...
I don’t know about you, but I set personal reading goals. Yes, my overall goal is to simply enjoy my reading life, but I do set other personal goals to help enrich my reading and my actual life, too. Right now, my main reading goal is to diversify my reading life:...
Years ago, I created my first holiday notebook out of sheer desperation to better manage the holidays. Now, it’s a tool that I cannot live without. Come listen to what a holiday note book is, how you can make one and why you need to start yours today. If you like...
Sometimes, the bookish themes I share are fun and whimsical. Sometimes, the bookish themes I share are unexpected. And sometimes, the bookish themes I share are serious. Today is a serious kind of day. According to the Center for Disease Control, 6 in 10 Americans are battling a chronic health diagnosis...
I have the world’s biggest sweet tooth. Really. My most favorite thing to enjoy is a yummy slice of vanilla cake with a thick layer of homemade vanilla frosting. It’s the best. But along with that sweet tooth, I have some food intolerances, too. I’m gluten-free, dairy-free and watch my sugar,...
Here in upstate New York, the Fall season is in full bloom: it’s colder, it’s rainier, the leaves are turning beautiful colors and the need for some mood reading is kicking in. Add in that Halloween is only a couple weeks away and you have the perfect combination for a reading...
I just finished reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and I cannot stop thinking about change and how the world works. This book gave me a perspective I’ve never even considered and I’m leaning into it. Heavily. Today, I’m sharing three how-to books (yes, they have that phrase in the...
I have a confession to make: I HATE the 5-star rating system readers use to talk about books. Really. I hate it. That’s why I’ve created a different rating scale to deepen my responses to books: I rate in hearts, not stars. Today, I’m sharing all about my new rating system...
