The Saturday Book Shop – The Lost Spells
Just one exquisite little book today: The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and illustrated by Jackie Morris. The simple majesty of this book gently opens your heart with quietly elegant poetry, rhyme,...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – The Snail with the Right Heart
Most book stores do not have a section labelled “Simply Enchanting”, but they ought to, and this book definitely falls into that category of undefinable magic (mixed with true science) that will no...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – All Along You Were Blooming
The words of Morgan Harper Nichols wrap you in gratitude, in grounded open empathy, in beauty, in heart song — and especially in hope. All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – Small Wonder
Small Wonder is a collection of essays by one of my all-time favorite authors: Barbara Kingsolver. This collection of essays was originally published in 2002 and written in response to the tragedy of...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – 100 Unknown Women
I love this book any time, but especially on International Women’s Day. She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, and Massively Crushed It by Hannah Jewell. This book...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – The Four Winds
I haven’t actually been reading much beyond a chapter here and there lately. I’ve been happily working on creating some new art in a creative collage challenge on Instagram the past few weeks. Am...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – The Art of Aliveness
The Art of Aliveness: A Creative Return to What Matters Most is a new book by Flora Bowley, who taught me, via her Bloom True online course, about intuitive painting back in 2014. Just released a few...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop: Bisa Butler—Portraits
I am in awe of Bisa’s Butler’s art. Her work creates stunning and powerful portraits made from myriad vibrant fabrics and patterns, cut and stitched together with meaning and a depth that almost...
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop: The Poetry Deal
April is National Poetry Month. This is the 25th Anniversary of the Academy of American Poets celebration of the meaningful role poets and poetry play in our culture, our dreams, and our inspirations....
View ArticleThe Saturday Book Shop – How Far You Have Come
Morgan Harper Nichols has a marvelous new book How Far You Have Come which was just released a few weeks ago. I talked about her All Along You Were Blooming book here a few months back, and I’m just...
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