Diaries, Biographies, and the Soundtrack of a Literary Life This is my oldest memory of …
My January reading ritual for a beautiful new year
Reading goals for 2022, a special winter tea and Nobel Prize Laureate Orhan Pamuk Here …
Louisa May Alcott’s stories for Christmas
Advent Calendar Day 23 There is something quietly magical in turning the page on a …
Advent Calendar Day 20 : Canadian winter stories | book review
I believe Canada is one of those countries that has a different representation depending on …
Festive Cookbooks for Christmas: Historic Recipes and Cozy Winter Cooking
Advent Calendar Day 18 Perhaps it’s the gourmand in me speaking, but what can evoke …
Quiet Evenings with Hercule Poirot : Gentleman Detective at Christmas
Advent Calendar Day 17 There’s something uniquely soothing about settling in for a dark December …
A Whisper in the Snow : Eowyn Ivey, The Snow Child
Advent Calendar Day 13 On this thirteenth day of our Holiday Rituals, I pause beside …
The Book : Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
I think I was about 10 or 11 when I first heard of the American …
The Magus by John Fowles: Greek Rituals, Salads & Mystery
Every culture has its own way of questioning reality. The western world speaks of a …
Austen’s Sense and Sensibility with Cream Tea and Regency Rituals
Isn’t it fascinating how books become classics ? Enchanted by a recently published novel, we …
