Creator Diaries
Book Details: Written by Kristen Perrin Published: March 26, 2024 Publisher: Dutton, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Mystery/Crime Fiction/Cozy Mystery Back Cover Synopsis (via goodreads.com) It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s night takes a hairpin turn when a fortune-teller makes... Continue Reading →
Book Details: Written by Rachel Linden Published: August 02, 2022 Publisher: Berkley, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024 Hallmark Movie: The Magic of Lemon Drops Fiction/Magical Realism/Contemporary Romance Back Cover Synopsis (via Penguin Random House) Lolly Blanchard’s life only seems to give her lemons. Ten years ago, after her mother’s tragic death, she... Continue Reading →
Book Details: Written by Sara Pennypacker Illustrated by Jon Klassen Published September 7, 2021 Publisher: Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers Ages 8-12 Sequel to Pax Young Reader/Fiction/Adventure/Friendship/Animals Inside Flap Synopsis: It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very... Continue Reading →
Book Details Written by Eowyn Ivey Published February 1, 2012 Publisher: Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company Finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Historical Fiction/Literary Fiction/Magical Realism Back Cover Synopsis (via goodreads.com) Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting... Continue Reading →
"What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year." --Vern McLellan What a great thought. Feels like spring cleaning but for the soul, a chance to choose what we want to bring into the new year, what we want to foster, and what we... Continue Reading →
M2.24BP11 "May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope." - Emily Brontë Too Much Good Stuff Hello there! I'm a little late to the Mother's Day party but still wanted to mention it here. I hope everyone had a lovely time. With that said, I also want to acknowledge... Continue Reading →
A2.24.BP9 "No Winter lasts forever, no Spring skips its turn. April is a promise that May is bound to keep."- Hal Borland Celebrate the Big and the Small There is a lot going on this fourth week in April. We have Earth Day coming on the 22nd and then Arbor Day on the 26th. It's... Continue Reading →
A1.24.BP8 "Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April day!" - W. H. Gibson Find Your Footing & Hang On Oh boy! I am definitely channeling this April quote to perfection. Fickle, fickle me. Definition (according to Merriam-Webster): marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability; given to erratic changeableness. I hate to admit it but... Continue Reading →
M3.24.BP7 "The deep roots never doubt the spring will come." -Marty Rubin Bloom Where you Are Planted Hope you all are doing wonderfully. Spring is finally here and it is beautiful! There are so many flowers blooming everywhere bursting along the sidewalks and freeways, bringing a much needed pop of color to the (currently) otherwise... Continue Reading →
M2.24-BP6 "Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour" --Ralph Waldo Emerson Mid-Month Progress / Catch Up Hi there! I'm happy to report that so far March is going well. The weather is all over the place cloudy one day, rainy the next, then sunny again but it's ok, I don't mind.... Continue Reading →
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