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October 8, 2026

In the Corner, Taking Notes

On Barbara Kingsolver, Anne Lamott, Ann Patchett and finding my people

October 2, 2026

If You Read It, They Will Talk

What Shoeless Joe gave me and my son

Family memoriesReading with teenagers

September 28, 2026

Go Red Sox

How a Yankees-Mets girl raised a Red Sox family.

Family memories

September 21, 2026

It's Book Fair Season

The book fairs, authors and beloved books that have been part of my life for decades.

September 14, 2026

What Once Carried Us

I've been stuck. Stuck with reading, stuck with writing. So I did what you do when you feel stuck: I went back to something familiar. Harry Potter.

Book before movieRereadingGetting unstuck

September 9, 2026

Brighten a Room from the House Next Door

As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, one story keeps popping up: The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi — the story of Welles Crowther, a young man who gave his life to save others. Reading it, I saw someone I love.

Family memoriesReading with teenagers

August 25, 2026

Charlotte's Web: The Gift of Reading Aloud

When I first started working in the school that would change my life, a first grade teacher gave me one simple suggestion for her class: a read-aloud. That classroom stayed with me. And when I became a mother, I knew exactly where I wanted to start.

Classroom readingBook before movie

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