Quick Lit + October 2024

I’m still playing catch up with my book reviews. In case you missed it, I shared my August reads two weeks ago in a belated September Quick Lit. And today I have ...

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Quick Lit + September 2024

I tried not to have too many expectations when we were heading into this new season of life with a newborn. This is not my first New Baby Rodeo, but it is ...

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Quick Lit + August 2024

Happy Quick Lit day! I have lots of books to share with you today, including a couple I loved and a lot that I didn’t (but that I still enjoyed reviewing). Let’s ...

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Quick Lit + July 2024

It was a very successful reading month for me, with books that were lighter than my usual fare but were exactly what I wanted to be reading. Let’s get to the reviews! ...

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Best of the Backlist: Complicated Family Stories

We all have families, and our families all have quirks. Fortunately (at least I *think* it’s fortunate), not all of our families are dramatic enough to achieve novel-worthy status. But that’s not ...

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Bonus Book Review: The Gift of Limitations, by Sara Hagerty

This year has been one of slowing down for me and, subsequently, for our family. In the post-COVID (and also post-nervous breakdown) days of late 2021 onward, our schedules had gotten fuller, ...

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Quick Lit + June 2024

With a couple of exceptions, the books I read this month were . . . fine. Not horrible, but not favorites either. That’s not to say YOU won’t find your next favorite ...

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Quick Lit + May 2024

It was an average reading month, with quite a few good books, a few that I really didn’t enjoy at all, and a couple of books that will be on my list ...

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Best of the Backlist: Books That Care for Your Soul

Reading in its multitudinous forms and genres can be an excellent form of soul care. The act of slowing down and letting words pour over me brings a certain calming to my ...

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Quick Lit + April 2024

This month included books I loved and books I didn’t, books that will be with me for a long time, and a couple of books I can’t WAIT for you to read ...

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