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Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “The Girls at 17 Swann Street” by Yara Zgheib

February 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Rx: “The Girls at 17 Swann Street” Prescribed by: Yara Zgheib Prescribed for: Anyone who has ever had an eating disorder themselves or lived with and/or loved someone who [...]

9 Books that Celebrate Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

January 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was born on January 27, 1832. He was the eldest of 11 children and painfully shy. The only time he [...]

11 Gifts for Penguin Lovers

January 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

“Parents Love” and credited to Anneliese Possberg Sunday January 20 marks Penguin Awareness Day, the perfect opportunity to celebrate these amazing, aquatic, [...]

Sweatpants & Books | Review | “Book Love” by Debbie Tung

January 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

I admit it. I am a book nerd. I love everything about books…the way they smell, their weight in my bag, how elegant they look lined up on my bookshelves and stacked [...]

Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “Her One Mistake” by Heidi Perks

January 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Rx: “Her One Mistake” Prescribed by: Heidi Perks Prescribed for: Fans of Lisa Scottoline and Lisa Jewell and anyone who loved “Big Little Lies.” Side Effects: Chills [...]

Sweatpants & Books | Not Your Mother’s Angels

December 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

My mother would begin putting up her Christmas decorations the first weekend of December; it was a tradition. One of her favorite displays was a grouping of angels, gathered [...]

Sweatpants & Pets | Keeping Your Pets Safe, and Yourself Sane, During the Holidays

December 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Julie’s collies Holiday safety and sanity from now through New Year’s is all about good advance preparation. If you leave your pet preparations until the night [...]

Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “Toward A Secret Sky” by Heather Maclean

December 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Rx: “Toward A Secret Sky” Prescribed by: Heather Maclean Prescribed for: Fans of “Twilight” “Divergent,” and Dan Brown’s “DaVinci Code.” Side Effects: [...]

Holiday Gift Giving Has Gone to the Dogs!

December 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

I am a self-proclaimed dog fanatic. I. Love. Dogs. My office is decorated in all things dog-related, and my furniture is covered in dog hair, a testament to my love for two [...]

Monkey Madness Gift Guide

December 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

December 14 is International Monkey Day, a day created to raise awareness about these animals, their habitats, and species conservation. As a graduate student, I not only [...]