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My long-time moms’ book club picked The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi for our October book club and we loved it. It was so engaging that I finished it in a few days and have been recommending it to everyone ever since. I’m excited to annou
Please join us live on @thealkajoshi tomorrow - Monday, January 11th at Noon Pacific Time. Looking forward to chatting with the New York Times Bestselling author Alka Joshi about her book The Henna Artist, how she became an author, the book’s
Happy Saturday. It’s been an emotional week and I do hope that rest, relaxation & reading good books are on your agenda for today. Virtual hugs to all, myself included. 😍☀️
As a mother of four children including three teenagers who are very concerned about justice and morality, it was incredibly heartbreaking to watch the attack on our U.S. Capitol this week. The images of a noose hanging in front of the Capitol buildi
Some of my teenagers’ friends follow me on here. I’d like to tell a special story about this book post that brought me so much joy. Last month after I shared a video in my stories talking about my desire to read more poetry, I received
If you tune in to the news today, you will see immense appreciation for Stacey Abrams and her efforts with boosting voter turnout in the state of Georgia and country. Many people, including myself, are inspired by all that she has done. I read her
We are always looking for sweet bear stories in our family as we affectionately call our youngest “Bear” which rhymes with her first name. So, we were delighted to learn about A Story for Small Bear by Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by
Happy Sunday! We are enjoying our last day of winter break in California. Zoom school starts again tomorrow for three of our children and, while they have the most amazing teachers and are looking forward to virtually seeing their friends, it’
For Christmas, I gifted my husband Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. He read it in three days. He loved it. This was one of my favorite book gifts for him as he is a movie buff, an avid reader and a longtime Matthew McConaughey fan. He shared with
“We are finding new ways to connect and create. We are exploring the possibility of what could be...while we wait.” - Morgan Harper Nichols Happy New Year Everyone! I love this quote by @morganharpernichols If you do not follow her alrea
“Believe there is peace up ahead, even if there’s no sign of it on the horizon. Even if you can’t see it yet, trust it’s there. In the meantime, do what you can to bring a little peace to this day. Breathe. KEEP MOVING.”
For Christmas, we gifted our 16 year old daughter the Young Adult novel Parachutes by New York Times Bestselling and award winning author Kelly Yang and she finished it in two days. While this daughter appreciates books, she has always chosen physica