The Wedding People is a new book from author Alison Espach that is set to release on July 30, 2024 from Henry Holt books. I did an early listen thanks to MacMillan Audio and loved it. “Why is it so hard to be a person sometimes?” – The Wedding People Oh friends. I always love […]

Not all December books need to be holiday books! I have the perfect winter reading recommendation for you – the Beartown Series by Fredrik Backman. Winter Reading We already have a lot of snow here in Colorado. Which got me thinking of these books. So I’m here to remind you of this powerful, heartfelt series from […]

There’s No Coming Back From This by Ann Garvin. Out August 1, 2023 from Amazon Publishing. Blog tour featured thanks to Over The River PR. SYNOPSIS: After her accountant stole her life savings, Poppy Lively is on the verge of losing her home and will do whatever it takes to help pay her daughters college […]

The Half MoonMary Beth KeaneScribnerS+S AudioComing May 2 “Are you happy? Do you ever want something else?”“Something else? What are my choices?” Mary Beth Keane has done it again! The author of Ask Again, Yes is back with another poignant look at marriage. This time around we follow a man named Malcolm, owner of a […]

“When someone doesn’t understand you, how you are, why you are, you will find yourself fighting losing battles every day.” Maddie, in Maame. This little book snuck up on me and was such a refreshing surprise.  Maame reminded me a bit of Queenie, in that it follows a young woman coming into her own later […]

“It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us.”  – Lucy By the Sea Oh what a special book.  I was sent Lucy By the Sea from @randomhouse back in September when it was first released.  I remember feeling hesitant to read it at first. Partly because of the […]

“Grieving people don’t care about metaphors” – We Are The Light Summary Maybe that’s closer to the truth than we’d like to admit. We Are The Light is about a man coping with witnessing a shooting in a theatre and losing his wife. He writes to his Jungian analyst (therapist) and doesn’t tell anyone about […]

I love family dramas with unique characters, cultural insights, and rich storylines. Love Marriage has all that and more. The story follows a newly engaged couple from two walks of life. Yasmin comes from a sheltered, conservative Indian family. She is engaged to Joe, a charismatic upper class boy who’s mother is a famous liberal […]

“Knowing you is not one thing, it was never just one thing.  It’s a million things.  And now the place holding them together is me.” A Momma Leighellen’s Book Club Pick Over the weekend I got to chat with the lovely @emilyspurr and some of my friends from #mommaleighellensbookclub .  We discussed her new book, […]

I chose this book for my #mommaleighellensbookclub pick for September. I did not know how much I would connect with April and adore this book. When we finished, I got to host a Zoom with the author. It just confirmed that I love this book with my whole heart.  As someone who had a period […]