When I first picked up A Ghost in the Throat at Recluse Books in Fort Worth during my visit to spend my Bestie’s birthday with her, I knew I’d love it. I definitely didn’t intend to let it sit on the shelf for the last two months, but sometimes life can be funny that way,…
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Turning Pages: Small Spaces
After a reading lull in March, I’ve been happily turning pages and listening to audio books consistently throughout April. The genres have been all over the place and my Reader Heart is happy. For today’s post, however, I’d like to highlight the stories I’ve just finished and just begun 🙂 Last Night in Brooklyn by…
Turning Pages: The Backyard Bird Chronicles
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…
Turning Pages: Moon of the Turning Leaves
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…




