I love the idea of summer reading. Back when I was a teacher, I spent the school year collecting books for my summer stack, and I could hardly wait for June to arrive so I could dive in. Now, even though I work full-time year round, when summer approaches I feel inspired to single out…
I’m blessed in that I often get the jump on new books before they hit stores, thanks to my job. I’ve just finished one that I really want to share with you – and there’s a little something special available at the end, too. So read on, dear ones. Preston Yancey (no relation to the…
Last week, I posted a list of my perennial favorite vacation reads, books I’ve read over and over on leisurely days when I want to revisit their familiar worlds. Chances are good that this weekend, when we actually leave for vacation, I’ll toss one or two of them into my book bag, as comforts and…
It’s almost August, which means that all the families who haven’t taken vacation time yet this summer are anticipating some time off before fall hits, bringing with it the start of a new school year and the need for sweaters. We are among those families. In two weeks, we’re heading to Michigan, where we’ll make…
I originally set a goal to read 26 books this year, which is a book every two weeks and was about all I could manage last year, when L was still so little. I got off to a slow start, and by the time March rolled around, I’d only read one book. I kicked things…
One of the best things about moving to DC is that, unlike Grand Rapids, authors come here to do readings and book signings. Saturday night, I met Molly Wizenberg, the author of A Homemade Life and the blog Orangette. She’s just released her second book, Delancey, a memoir about the year she and her husband spent…