Creator Diaries
"If we lose our stories…we lose ourselves"― Evie Woods, The Story Collector Book Details: Written by Evie Woods Published: August 13, 2024 Publisher: One More Chapter / Harper Collins Genres: Magical Realism/Fairy Tale /Historical Fiction Back Cover Synopsis (via One More Chapter) In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change... Continue Reading →
"Just make sure you don't stick to what's easy or convenient. Always follow what you want. However often that changes."― Sara Nisha Adams, The Twilight Garden Book Details: Written by Sara Nisha Adams Published: April 9. 2024 Publisher: William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers Genres: Friendship Fiction/Literary Fiction/Coming of Age Fiction/ Urban Fiction Jacket... Continue Reading →
“It was bewildering, how closely grief ran alongside joy.”― Eowyn Ivey, Black Woods, Blue Sky Book Details: Written by Eowyn Ivey Published: February 4, 2025 Publisher: Random House Genres: Magical Realism/Literary Fiction/Modern Folktale Back Cover Synopsis (via Amazon) Birdie’s keeping it together; of course she is. So she’s a little hungover, sometimes, and she has to... 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 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 →
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog.” -Cynthia Rylant Hello Everyone! Hope your fall has been going wonderfully. On my end things have... 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 →
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 →
It’s a pleasantly warm day today. Finally we got a little break from the scorching heat of this summer. July went by too quickly, and unfortunately, I was unable to write a post. I had a lot of things going on. Like I said last time, I signed up for two creative writing classes this... Continue Reading →
Angelica Sophia 