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As an avid reader, I love sharing the stories I enjoy (and sometimes don’t) with my community. While not providing reviews of the books I read, my excitement for all books shines through with the intention of inspiring others to pick up a book or share their own recent read(s).

Turning Pages: The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 by Melissa

After reading a few rather intense books, I decided I could benefit from something light hearted and easy. Enter Amy Tan’s The Backyard Bird Chronicles. A nature journal at its heart, Amy Tan rediscovered her childhood curiosity and channeled it into what became the pages of this lovely book. The process was a balm for…

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Turning Pages: Moon of the Turning Leaves

Posted on February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 by Melissa

Well, if January was the longest month ever, February is surely living up to its promise of flying by in rapid fire motion, no? Surely, it’s always this way, but the last couple of weeks seem to have folded into themselves with little to no memory of where the minutes, hours, or days went. I’d…

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Turning Pages: The Last Bookshop in London

Posted on October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 by Melissa

Welp, I guess if you’re only going to get through one book in a stretch, it better be a good one 🙂 Yes, October has been a s l o w month in the reading department for me but, thankfully, every minute of listening and page turning has been worth the time carved out of…

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Currently Reading: The End Of The World As We Know It + The Winternight Trilogy

Posted on September 12, 2025September 13, 2025 by Melissa

I’ve always adored books. From the never-ending carousel of books on my mom’s shelves to the smell of my grandma’s rarely-changing selection… From the scholastic book fairs in elementary school to the Dr. Suess books my dad memorized as he read me my bedtime stories… From our frequent trips to the local library to the…

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Currently Reading: Mexican Gothic (horror)

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by Melissa

Recently, on a day-trip to Albuquerque to kill some time, run a few errands, and check of a 50 before 50 item, we just happened upon a Barnes & Noble and I just happened to have an old gift card on me. Obviously, I just had to poke around for a bit while my daughter…

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Big Book Summer Reading Challenge: Last Night at the Telegraph Club + Never Flinch

Posted on June 3, 2025June 6, 2025 by Melissa

I think I’ve finally admitted to myself that reading physical books just takes me longer than I would like for them to. Not that I will ever stop or stop adding to my physical TBR, but I just don’t whip through them like I used to (in my youth). Alas, each book takes me about…

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