It is not down in any map, true places never are. Herman Melville That quote is from Moby Dick, my all time favorite book. It was also the inspiration for the title of my second novel, The Map of True Places (linked to Elizabeth’s review), which is out in paperback. As I embark on the…
Category Archives: On Reading
On Reading: Getting pulled out of a book
Does this sound familiar? You’re deep in a book, tuning out all of the sounds around you – kids, TV, Starbucks chatter – and all of the sudden, riiiip (that’s the sound of the needle bringing the record to a halt): you’re pulled out of your happy reading place. The cause could be a misplaced…
On Reading: Cheerios New Author Contest
Have you ever dreamed of seeing your words in print, turned into a children’s book and read by families across America? The Cheerios® New Author Contest, which kicked off its search last month for the next great new children’s book author, provides aspiring writers the perfect opportunity to make this dream a reality. One Grand…
On Reading: Best Books for Boys
Don’t you just love that there’s a book called Best Books for Boys: How to Engage Boys in Reading in Ways That Will Change Their Lives. Just reading Pam Allyn’s title and subtitle inspires and encourages me. Pam Allyn has spent years encouraging kids to read. In her writing, we can hear a special heart…
On Reading: Books that Inspired Us as Mothers
I well remember that fateful day when I stared in disbelief at the home pregnancy test, the small pink line indicating a positive result. Although I had always known I wanted to have kids, although I’d been married 4 years at that point, I was still petrified. Surely I wasn’t really grown-up enough to be…
On Reading: Books for the Graduate
I don’t know about you, but I (Jennifer), love to give books as gifts. Over the next couple of months, high schools and colleges will be having graduation ceremonies to celebrate that next step in the life of young adults everywhere. It is likely that most of us know someone celebrating this landmark, be it…
On Reading: The Perfect Mother
Today we are pleased to welcome guest contributor Barbara Dee, author of Trauma Queen (linked to Jennifer’s review and giveaway) and This is Me from Now On. Was there ever a more perfect mom than Marmee? When I was growing up, I wished my mom was the matriarch of Little Women. Marmee never nagged you…
On Reading: Books are Forever
Many of the books I read in childhood are still with me. I can remember things like where I was when I read them, what the cover looked like, who gave them to me, and oddly specific details from the plot. Books are forever. They are forever imprinted in our hearts — the good ones,…
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