1 crafty mother

Sometimes a book finds you in the strangest way. I was in Whole Foods one day, waiting for my no salt deli turkey and wearing a skirt with an octopus on it when a woman came up to me and said something along the lines of, “I love your skirt....you need to read this book!” She was talking about Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Of course, I was intrigued. I mean, how could I not be? I adore strangers who openly talk to me. It is something of a vetting tool. If s

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is one of those rare novels that I know I will carry with me for a very long time. What I loved most about this book was the humanity woven throughout its pages. Set during World War II, it could have focused solely on the devastation and destruction of war, but instead it shines a light on such resilience, kindness, and the unexpected ways people remain connected even in the darkest circumstances. Marie-Laure and Werner are such b

https://amzn.to/3WKF1UB I just love this beautiful book. Every now and then, a book comes along that doesn’t just tell a story—it shifts something inside you. For me, The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin was that kind of book. I picked it up expecting a quiet, historical novel about a man who tends fruit trees. What I found instead was a deeply meditative exploration of grief, solitude, and the unexpected ways love can show up in a life. Set in the Pacific Northwest in the early