My author events have increased exponentially this month from my normal null to the Texas Teen Book Festival and Leigh Bardugo in the last couple […]
The Miracle Morning
I read The Miracle Morning back in the Fall of 2015 in the midst of a hard time and lapped up the formulaic routine the […]
Leigh Bardugo
In a packed church on 8th & Brazos, I — and a couple hundred more readers — braved the evening storm to see Leigh Bardugo, […]
Texas Teen Book Festival
Besides running a booth for my internship at the Boston Book Festival, I have never actually attended a book festival. That almost feels like a […]
141 Books
We’re three quarters through 2019; time for another reading challenge update. I’m still using Goodreads to track, and as of this morning, I’ve completed 141 books this […]
Book Recommendation: The F*ck It Diet
I started following Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet, on Instagram a few months ago after a friend shared one of her posts. […]
My Writing Aspiration
I want to write stories like S.J. Goslee. She’s published two books, Whatever and How (Not) To Ask a Boy To Prom, the latter of […]
That Book Advice Again
I wrote earlier this year about Gretchen Rubin’s advice: stop reading bad books. When a book doesn’t capture you, it slows all your reading down. […]
Just Love
Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart?
Not Giving a F*ck
I listened to the audiobook of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson this week. The introduction alone, rife with my […]