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Books May Save Us

Let's explore how books may save us from loneliness, distraction, and confusion by bringing us back to our creator, our neighbor, and ourselves.

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The Power of Yet

Books teach us how "to human."

It Really Is That Deep

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Scope for the Imagination

Living like "Anne with an E"

Why Ted Lasso is a Great Show for Book Lovers

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The Call of the Mild

Who's coming with me?

It Takes A Library To Raise A Child

How books protect us all from believing the lie that we are not enough.

5 on Five: Books with an Austen Connection

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The Last Gift My Dad Picked Out for Me

I have been so blown away by the support that I’ve found in my first six months on this platform, and I want to use my Friday post this week to express my gratitude, explain a little more of the inspiration behind this community, and share some exciting news.

Getting Found in a Book

Why we're all so nostalgic for the sound of our own voice

The Bravest Man Who Ever Lived

What we can all learn from Atticus Finch this Father's Day and every day.

Join or Die

The revolution will not be AI-Generated.

5 on Five: Classic Stories About Families Fractured by Death, and Life After Goodbye

I’m excited to be participating in the 5 on Five collaboration again this month, and I’m grateful for the thought-provoking theme from June’s host, Simi Sidhu Writes. The idea of “fractured families” caused me to think of so many different ways in which literature, in every time and place, has addressed broken and healed familial relationships.

Summer Plans for Books May Save Us

Some exciting plans for the Summer, the newsletter and the growth of this wonderful community.

The Play's The Thing

Happy Shakespeare Day!

5 of My Favorite Modern Movie Adaptations of 5 Works of Classic Literature

April's Five on 5

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

J.R.R. Tolkien teaches us how to bring light to these shadow-filled days.

"We read to know we are not alone."

Books offer a lifeline to humanity when we're drowning in the artificial.

"Till this moment, I never knew myself."

Jane Austen: Patron Saint of Transformative Love

I'm with the banned.

Books may save us from oppression, but we may have to save them first.

It's all a love story

Hello, Friends and Neighbors!