News, behind-the-scenes, and more
Here on my blog, you’ll find essays — some short, some longer — on books & reading, the benefits (and joys) of reading “children’s books” as an adult, forest bathing, and living a life full of imagination and everyday magic … plus behind-the-scenes tidbits, author news, and sneak peeks of new Read+Purr books & gifts, before they go on sale.
let’s go forest bathing (without a forest)
I was forest bathing before forest bathing was cool. Here’s how you can do it, too (even without an actual forest).
12 ways to find bliss in the everyday
Let’s make a pact to rescue a few minutes from the chaos of each the world. And let’s fill that time with good stuff so you can find bliss in the everyday.
how to feel like a book-crazy kid again
To feel like a book-crazy kid again, you need to read like a book-crazy kid again.
coming full circle (or: write what you know)
They say you should “write what you know.” For me, that meant coming full circle: back to the books I loved as a child.