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    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

    Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

    We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

    Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

    Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

    5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

    Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    How to Choose Your Next Book

    How to Choose Your Next Book

    You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

    How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

    Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

    5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

    Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

    Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

    As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

    No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

    The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      Marilla Cuthbert Was Already a Whole Woman

      We tend to remember Marilla Cuthbert as the stern woman who reluctantly takes Anne Shirley into her home. But what if Marilla’s life was never meant to be a story about waiting for Anne…

    • Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Tea with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, Author of The Three Graces of Pearl Street

      Sometimes, meaning is found in sharing meals with other people. It is nourished by friendships sustained over decades. Its mettle is tested in the arguments we have with people we love. Most of all,…

    • 5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      5 Novels That Felt Like Fresh Starts

      Some novels remind us that starting over can take many forms. From unexpected adventures to difficult transformations, these five books explore characters whose lives are changed by circumstances they never expected—and the possibility of…

    • How to Choose Your Next Book

      How to Choose Your Next Book

      You’ve finished a book you loved, and now you’re staring at your shelves wondering what could possibly come next. When you have dozens—or hundreds—of unread books, choosing can become surprisingly difficult. Here are a…

    • How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      How to Read More Books (Without Making Reading Another Chore)

      Want to read more books without turning your reading life into another obligation? A few simple changes can make it easier to find your way back to the stories you love—from letting yourself read…

    • 5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      5 Novels that Felt Like Romantic Holidays

      Some novels do more than tell us a story—they take us somewhere. As summer gives way to September, these five literary holidays offer a little more time in Italy, France, Guernsey, the English countryside,…

    • Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      Hello Baby: The Women in the Chatroom

      As a woman without children, I felt many times that I have no voice in the matter, either way. But I have friends with children who are very happy, and childfree friends who are…

    • No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      No One Disappears on an Island: Thoughts on Remote Literary Settings

      The Light on Farallon Island is a Gothic story about disappearance, reinvention, and the impossibility of leaving the past behind. But its remote island setting made me think of something stranger than ghosts: the…

    • You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

      When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…

    You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

    You Don’t Actually Have to Finish the Book

    When a reader becomes accustomed to devouring novels over the course of hours, it becomes something of an expectation that every book which sounds promising will have the same effect. When we come across…