I am honoured to be part of the Goddess Fish Blog Tour for Kim Baccellia’s historical dual timeline novel Letters from Lucca.

BLURB:

On the heels of Sammi’s grandmother’s whispered deathbed wish, a package of letters from Italy arrives at her post box. Reading them makes Sammi recall whispers she heard in childhood of her grandmother’s wartime involvement, a past that Sammi’s father and aunt would rather see remain closed. As if things couldn’t get any worse, her long-time boyfriend, Hunter, dumps her. However, an opportunity arises that sends her to Italy to defend her grandmother, even if the truth might shatter all she believes. In a helpful twist, Joseph, her best friend’s Italian cousin, offers to help her. Despite the obvious growing attraction between Joseph and her, she tries to suppress it as she embarks on her mission to vindicate the grandmother she loves.

Excerpt :

1936

Sunny rays flitted through the partition blinds in Conte D’Alba’s Villa. The festive air and musical background, along with the tantalizing scents of limonada and sweets, competed with the heavy cigar fumes overhead. Many special guests attended the party. Dignities from afar and a few rich aristocrats cluttered the small foyer. Silk, diamonds, and custom-designed outfits with brilliant hues flitted around the more muted clothing of the friends. A few of the adults wrinkled their noses in disdain for Rosa.

Rosa hung on the peripheral, waiting for a guest to say more about the battle in Africa, where her pappa fought. Only laughter, whispers, and scowls flew back.

Rosa might have only been ten, but nervous energy drove her to tag on Pele’s hand. She had enough of the boring adults.

“Let’s go,” she urged.

Pele quickly grabbed a biscotti from the table, shoving it in his mouth. “What about Valerio?”

She shrugged. “He knows where we’ll be.” Though she tried to act indifferent, she snuck a furtive glance over her shoulder. Sure enough, their friend mingled with his father’s important friends. Valerio’s slick black hair and serious countenance made him look like a Conte in training, but Rosa knew better.

War.

The word tasted bitter with the fear-laced anxieties of her beloved Pappa, who fought alongside other courageous Italians. Rosa had hoped to hear more but doubted the vain Conte would reveal the status of her Pappa. Rosa bored of such adult talk. The call of outdoors prompted her to take Pele’s hand and scurry past the guests. They ran through the crowded foyer, nearly colliding with the servants and their loaded plates of wine and expensive treats. Rosa’s hand snatched a lemon biscotti off the tray, giggling at the hump of disapproval.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Award-winning author. Author of YA paranormal CROSSED OUT and CROSSED FIRE. YA dystopia CANDLE IN THE WIND. Also, the author of the urban diverse fantasy EARRINGS OF IXTUMEA. Short Christmas Magic in the Holiday analogy MISTLETOE AND MAGIC. Re-releasing YA fantasy under new title-GODDESSES DON’T CARE in 2026.

Links:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/baccellia

Bluesky: @ixtumea.bsky.social

FB: http://www.facebook.com/kbaccellia/

Website: kim-baccellia.com

Substack: https://substack.com/@kimrapier

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

Kim Baccellia will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Code here

It’s the first Friday in July and this month our theme is “Pride in Country” (July 1 is Canada Day; July 4 is Independence Day in America). Canada Day was on Wednesday – a very hot day, spent mostly indoors. We watched soccer, played cards with family visitors and kept cool!

I am a proud Canadian and decided to use that as my starting point.

CANADA

I am a proud Canadian, born and raised here

I’ve traveled from sea to sea to sea

And seen much of what this beautiful country has to offer

Nd lived in 4 of 10 provinces and 1 of 3 territories

Canada is a young country,

 celebrating its 159th birthday on July 1st

It is a land of mountains, lakes, rivers and plains

A multicultural land of promise.

So much to see and celebrate here

From north to south, west to east

I would not live anywhere else

Canada is my home and identity.

Be sure to read Linda’s poem here.

See you next month, on Fri. August 7th. The theme is “Summer Fun” (August is the last month of summer holidays for kids in Canada).

Keep cool!

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl

Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers for everyone to participate in. This was last week’s prompt :  Books on My Summer 2026 TBR  List but I was not able to post then.

I don’t participate regularly, but this is one of my favourite themes, so thought I’d sneak it in this week!

I have tried different ways to compile the list – from past posted TBR’s, from new books coming out, from current lists I’ve checked. This time I just went with books I really hope to read, especially new books by some of my favourite authors. Even if I don’t read them all, it still provides great possibilities Here’s my list:

My 2 Summer 2026 TBR list

Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros. One of my favourite authors

The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley. My favourite author

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. A fantasy I am already enjoying.

Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune. A go-to author.

Archangel’s Eternity by Nalini Singh. Waiting forever from library!

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo. Lots of recommendations.

Save Me by Lisa Scottling. Intrigued -just got at thrift store

The Midnight Train by Matt Haig. Another go-to author.

The Shippers by Katherine Center, Another favourite author

The Romance Revival by Chritina Lauren. Another go-to author.

Which books have you read?

I am honoured to be part of the WOW! Women of Writing blog tour for Kathie Giorgio’s book of poetry The Birth of a Widow.

Today, Kathie Giorgio is visiting my blog to discuss when writers choose to write in different genres.

Welcome Kathie.

Everything Writer – Writing In Multiple Genres

By Kathie Giorgio

            In the wild world of the publishing industry, two words have pushed their way to the forefront: “platform” and “brand”.  

            I despise both. I write everything – fiction (short story and the novel), nonfiction (short memoir and essay), and poetry. I refuse to fit into the restraints of a “brand”, and I will not stand on just one “platform”. Why?

            I’m a writer. I write what I want to write. I even use the word “writer” – not wanting to pigeonhole myself into being solely a “novelist”, or a “poet”, an “essayist” or a “memoirist”. I’m a writer. I write.

            Writing was play when I was a child. I kept notebooks, in drawers, under my bed, everywhere. But I didn’t segregate them by genre. Open one, and you might find a short story, or a poem, a novel, or a diary entry. Nobody told me I couldn’t; I was a kid. It kept me busy and entertained. As I grew older, I became very serious about writing. So I wrote whatever came to mind.

            Imagination is such an important thing, and a huge part of anyone’s makeup, if they’re involved in the arts. I didn’t curb my imagination then, or tailor it to fit within boundaries. There was no “supposed to” in writing, at least in my purview. Now as a 65-year old, I still don’t curb, tailor, or supposed-to. I write what feels important at the time.

            When a writer starts to publish, they often catch publishing fever. They want to write, but even more, they want to publish again. The word “brand” catches fire. Write more of what sold, and you’ll sell again! For me, passion is in the writing. Writing is the cake; publishing is the frosting. Both are delicious. But I gotta bake first.

            Does it work? Well, let’s see.

            My short stories, short memoir, essays, and poetry, have appeared in thousands of magazines and anthologies.

            My novels, short story collections, essay collection, and poetry collections, have been published in book form.

            I’ve had 17 books traditionally published in the last 16 years. These include 8 novels, 2 short story collections, 6 poetry collections, and 1 collection of essays. In February of 2027, my 18^th book, 9^th novel, will be released. I have a publisher for my fiction and nonfiction. I have another publisher for my poetry.

            I’d say it works.

            Why? Because if something is written with passion, with a genuine desire to write, it will sell. If you write only to publish, the writing falls flat.

            My definition of a “real writer”, which is another phrase that’s being thrown around now because of the rise of AI, is: A real writer is someone who will write anyway.  Meaning they’ll write whether or not they publish.

            The reward isn’t the publishing. It’s the writing. It’s the cake. Bake that cake first, and then savor the frosting. If you make the frosting first, then try to bake the cake on top of it, it’s a mess.

            Write anyway.

Thank you so much Kathie for your advice on writing in different genres.

Be sure to visit all the stops on the tour!

I am honoured to part of the blog tour for Kathie Giorgio’s book of poetry The Birth of a Widow.

(Please note: I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review.)

My Review

Kathie Giorgio’s poetry and essay in her book The Birth of a Widow, deeply moved me. She wrote the poems after her husband Michael’s death on June 19th, 2024. Though she said she couldn’t write a how-to manual on grief, she has effectively given us a roadmap of her own loss and journey through grief. And this can provide comfort (it did for me)

My husband is still living but many of her poems touched the grief I still feel over the deaths of my older brother and my parents.

An early poem, “This Widow Thing”, written just a couple of months after Michael’s death, really zeroes in on the expectations of what a widow faces.

So much feeling and anguish fill the poems, yet the love she feels still for Michael and her marriage shine through strongly.

Giorgio’s poem “My Language” moved me. The repetition of her line “His death is changing my language” is so effective. These lines say what grief feels like (and what I still feel):

“His life is now my third person past tense

But my grief is still very much

in first person.”

I felt every poem and I really can’t name a favourite. They all were.

I highly recommend Kathie Giorgio’s powerful poetry book The Birth of a Widow. It was a 5* read for me.

Book Summary

The Birth of a Widow is an utterly shattering portrait of the sudden loss of a husband
and a shared life that will speak to anyone who has ever loved or lost a loved one. In
these poems of electric honesty, Giorgio explores how she struggles to survive her first
year as a widow, using all her wisdom, humor, anger, to cross the vast sea of grief to
the other shore, bringing us—wiser, too—along with her.

—Jesse Lee Kercheval, author of I Want To Tell You

Sixty-six days after Kathie Giorgio’s husband was killed when he was struck and run
over by a passenger van while walking to his bus stop, Kathie’s grief broke out
unbidden into poetry. For the year after his death, she wrote the poems as they arrived.
An intimate study of traumatic loss, Giorgio exposes the full depth of grief’s sadness,
anger, and confusion.

Publisher: Kelsay Books (Feb. 24, 2026)
AISN: B0GQ45W871
ISBN-13: 979-8901467190
Print Length: 88 pages

Purchase a copy of Murder Under Redwood Moon
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Widow-Collected-Poems/dp/B0GQ45W871
Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-birth-of-a-widow-kathie-
giorgio/1149562901

Booshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-birth-of-a-widow-collected-poems-
kathie-giorgio/359235e5053bf4b0
You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249027194-the-birth-of-a-widow

About the Author, Kathie Giorgio

Kathie Giorgio is the author of seventeen traditionally published books: eight novels, two
story collections, an essay collection, and five poetry collections. Her new novel, Unique
In All The World, will be released in February 2027. She’s been nominated for the
Pushcart Prize in fiction and poetry and awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award
from the Wisconsin Library Association and the Eric Hoffer prize for fiction, among
others. 
Giorgio is also the founder and director of AllWriters’ Workplace &Workshop LLC, an
international creative writing studio offering online and on-site courses and workshops
for all genres and abilities, as well as coaching and editing services.

Find the author at:
Website: www.kathiegiorgio.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathie.giorgio.5
Instagram: @kathiegio1 https://www.instagram.com/kathiegio1/
Twitter/X: @kathiegiorgio https://x.com/kathiegiorgio

Book Giveaway
Don’t miss out on your chance to win a copy of The Birth of a Widow. Enter at The
Muffin from June 1 through June 14.

Blog Tour Calendar
June 1st @ The Muffin
Join us as we celebrate the launch of The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems by Kathie
Giorgio. Read an interview with the author and enter to win!

https://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com

June 3rd @ Word Magic
The spotlight is on The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems by Kathie Giorgio. Drop by &
learn more.
https://fionaingramauthor.blogspot.com

June 4th @ A Storybook World
Kathie Giorgio, author of The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems, tackles the challenge
of honesty in writing on today’s post.
https://www.astorybookworld.com/

June 6th @ Boots, Shoes and Fashion
Don’t miss today’s interview of Kathie Giorgio, a creative writing instructor and author of
17 books.
https://bootsshoesandfashion.com

June 7th @ Shoe’s Seeds and Stories
Kathie Giorgio takes you behind the scenes of My Own Writing Retreat: Created,
Directed and Thoroughly Enjoyed by Me. Don’t miss a review of Kathie’s latest
book: The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems.
https://lschuelerca.wordpress.com/

June 8th @ A Wonderful World of Words
Kathie Giorgio, author of The Birth of a Widow, shares how Poetry is Like a Postcard.
https://awonderfulworldofwordsa.blogspot.com/

June 11th @ Words by Webb

Today Jodi writes abut the secret parts of grief we don’t talk about as well as a review
of The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems.
https://www.jodiwebbwriter.com/blog

June 16th @ Cozy Home Delights
Stop by for thoughts on Writing About Grief from Kathie Giorgio as well as a review of
her latest poetry collection The Birth of a Widow.
https://cozyhomedelight.com/reviews

June 18th @ Boys’ Mom Reads!
Learn about the latest by writer Kathie Giorgio: The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems.
https://karensiddall.wordpress.com

June 23rd @ Beverley A. Baird
Beverley shares a review of Kathie Giorgio’s latest book: The Birth of a Widow:
Collected Poems.
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com

June 23rd @ Tracey Lampley
Author Kathie Giorgio gives us a peek at the balancing act of Writing While Caretaking.
https://www.traceylampley.com/

June 25th @ Beverley A. Baird
Kathie Giorgio, author of The Birth of a Widow: Collected Poems, is back with a guest
post about the everchanging life of a writer in Everything Writer – Writing in Multiple
Genres. 
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com

June 30th @ World of My Imagination

End the month with a little poetry. Nicole shares a review of The Birth of a Widow:
Collected Poems by Kathie Giorgio.
https://worldofmyimagination.com/

I have gotten away from posting the books I’ve read each week/month. I do enjoy checking in at The Book Date for the weekly meme “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? “, “Top Ten Tuesday” and other blogs hosting book sharing each month.

But recently I discovered “Six in Six”, hosted by Emma at Words and Peace and it intrigued me.

As AnnaBookBel describes: 

“It is a flexible meme in which around the end of the sixth month you list six titles in six categories chosen from books you’ve read so far during the year. As Chris at Calmgrove says: ‘for 2026 therefore it’ll be six books in six categories in the sixth month in the twenty-sixth year of this century, which is kind of neat’. “

I have read over a 100 books so far and so had a number to chose from, although deciding on the 6 categories was a bit of a challenge. Here are my categories and books (with the cover of my favourite from that group following):

Books I Loved by New-to-Me Authors

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Conform by Ariel Sullivan

This Book Made Me Think of You  by Libby Page

A Life Rewritten by Laura Ashwood

Series I’ve Started (and plan to continue) – all 5* reads

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews

Edge of Collapse by Kyla Stone

The Light We Lost by Kyla Stone

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Seashells and Wedding Bells by Kay Lyons

Fantasy/Paranormal Books I Enjoyed -all 5* reads

Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Beast Business by Ilona Andrews

Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree

Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs

To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast 

Mystery/Thrillers – all 5* reads

The Accidental Detective by Deirdre Oliver 

The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

Memories of the Lost by Barbara O’Neal

Bent Not Broken by Deirdre Oliver

Chaos Rising by Kyla Stone

Non-Fiction Books, including Memoir 

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood

Starter Dog by Rona Maynard

The Hard Crowd by Rachel Kushner

Colorful by Iris Apfel

For Such a Time as This by Hanna Reichel

The Path Made Clear by Oprah

I am honoured to be part of the Goddess Fish blog tour for Merida Johns’ women’s fiction novel Proof of Love.

(Please note: I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review.)

My Review

Once started, I couldn’t put this novel down. It had all the features I love in a must-read – fascinating, complex characters, a mystery, historical aspects, and great writing.

The novel is written with three points of view – Katie, the 9 year old budding detective/writer; Rose, the talk of the town; and Ned, the grumpy old man. As Katie tries to learn more about Rose, we slowly discover the back stories and tragedies experienced by all three main characters.

I enjoyed the way Katie relies on the Principles List that was inspired by he grandmother and how it helped in her growing understanding of life. Throughout as well, there were the special sayings that Katie’s Gram shared with her family. A couple of my favouorites:

“Wallow in a pity party, and you’ll find yourself knee-deep in pig poop”

“Life is grim at the crossroads”

Each character has to come to a crossroads and Johns provides compassionate insights into their jouorneys.

I would highly recommend this novel – I give it 5*.

Blurb:

A fictional story with a memoir overlay as narrator Katie Blake reflects on life in small town America and the principles, influences, and big personalities she wants you to never forget.

It’s Memorial Day weekend, 2009, and the town gossips have their shorts in a twist about a mysterious newcomer who wears tie-dye, colorful headbands, clunky necklaces, and rings on every finger.“Who installs a ceiling fan on a Victorian porch?” cries Ned Boomer, Woodburg’s grumpiest man, and the town gossips concur, “She must be a hippie, witch, or maybe worse . . . a socialist.”

Hell-bent on preventing a neighborhood blow-up, precocious, nine-year-old Katie Blake launches a covert investigation to gather the truth about the enigmatic Rose. But when she discovers a decades-old secret binding her, Rose, and bad-tempered Ned Boomer, her world takes a turn. Penning a memoir sixteen years later, Katie is forced to reconsider whether the real proof of love was in preventing a neighborhood war or finding friendship and comfort among three unlikely grief-stricken souls who should never be forgotten.

Excerpt :

Mr. Boomer complained a lot about the newcomer. Since she had arrived at the start of the year, he had done his best to whip the locals into a lather about the mystery woman Rose, living on South Street. Just the previous week, walking home from school, I passed him and Mrs. Wagg standing on the sidewalk as he grumbled about the socialist. But today, his voice had a sharper, angrier tone; his hands agitated, flailed in the air as he spoke. His facial muscles cramped in a snarl. I didn’t have a clue whether socialists or Marxists were bad or good. Still, it was unkind of Mr. Boomer to disparage a person he didn’t know.

If I kept it private, the rules on THE Principles List didn’t forbid my newest favorite thing. So I concealed my hand beneath the cover of Anne of Green Gables and flipped off Mr. Boomer. Why people called raising the middle finger “the bird” was a mystery—except that with imagination, the gesture did resemble a bird’s tail. But there was no question that flipping someone off symbolized extreme displeasure at their actions, and I judged that Mr. Boomer deserved this for telling tales about the socialist. Besides, I was following Gram’s example and standing up for the underdog.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

At heart, I am a storyteller who writes women’s fiction and stories of courage and discovery, showcasing the protagonist’s journey toward a more fulfilled self.

My passion is writing women’s fiction and exploring the human experience—how ordinary people tackle challenges, endure sorrow and betrayal, wrestle with doubt, and act on their aspirations to achieve flourishing lives.

My insight into the power of fiction came during a conference call in late 2017 with a group of fellow life coaches. “What would it be like to help women and men achieve a flourishing life through storytelling?” I asked them.

After that phone call, I got started answering that question. The result was my debut novel titled Blackhorse Road, a compelling story of womanhood and the power of choice, gratitude, and forgiveness, published July 21, 2020, by Coffee Cup Press, followed by Flower Girl (2022), Flawless Witness (2023), and now A Proof of Love (2026)

Before embracing writing fiction, I was the author of health informatics and leadership textbooks. Later, I put my leadership experience to use as a leadership coach, focusing on supporting others to fulfill their leadership and economic potential. My range of nonfiction is available on my Amazon Author Page.

Substack: https://meridajohns.substack.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MeridaJohnsAuthor

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/MeridaJohns

Website: https://www.MeridaJohnsAuthor.com

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

 A randomly drawn winner will receive a $25 Amazon/BN gift card.

This month the theme is “Multiculturalism, the good the bad, the neutral: Canadian Multiculturalism Day is June 27 (Canadian celebrations in June include Pride Month, Indigenous Heritage Month, Italian Heritage Month, Portuguese Heritage Month, and Filipino Heritage Month).”

How quickly June as come – I am late in posting for this month’s poem. I have been watching the news (ugh) for some time and so disheartened by the hatred and racism expressed all over the world. This inspired the acrostic poem I wrote. I really feel we have to check our biases – especially white people.

The city of London, Ontario has a campaign called “Stop Tolerhating” (when we tolerate hate or ignore discrimination).

CHECK YOUR BIAS

Check your bias and privileges – you may be surprised

Hatred, racism, misogyny are on the increase worldwide

Everywhere, hateful speech and violence are targeting minorities

Colour, race, religion, sexual orientation are all being targeted

Keeping many minorities fearful for their very lives

You can make a difference against this rising tide of hate

Our country loses when too many stay silent (“tolerhating”)

Understand the impact of discrimination and intolerance

Read books, speak to others, listen to podcasts

Be informed and then educate others

It’s time to fight fear and ignorance and hate

All of us together can make a difference

So, speak up against racism, hatred, discrimination, misogyny -NOW

(from Future of Good)

Be sure to check Linda’s poem here.

And, Cheriee’s here.

Join in when you can. It is actually fun to create a poem.

Next month, on July 3 rd. the theme is: “Pride in Country (July 1 is Canada Day; July 4 is Independence Day in America).”

See you next month!

Time once again for the first Friday of the month poem – for April. Our spring has started and the temperatures and the rain really do point to spring.

This month our theme is “Earth Day/Earth Month and I thought I would be writing about celebrating that in my poem. But then Artemis II entered orbit around earth and I was mesmerized by the photos of earth. I also listened to the astronauts talk about their voyage and what it meant to them. Astronaut Glover spoke such poignant words:

“From up here you look like one single thing. We are all Homo sapiens, no matter where you come from or how you look. We are one single people. Not only by setting aside our differences, but by uniting them to achieve something grand.”

This morning, the words finally came.

Artemis II and Earth

Looking at earth

as Artemis II orbits

Fills us with wonder

Such beauty, such majesty.

To see oceans and mountains

Rivers and land

Is to see earth whole.

If only we could keep it so.

We really are one people, one world

We need to unite to stop destroying it

And keep this precious world whole.

Be sure to check out Linda’s poem here.

Check Cheriee’s poem here.

Coming up for the next four months are the following themes:

May: Parenting (combining May and June, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day; parenting comes in all forms!)

June: Multiculturalism, the good the bad, the neutral: Canadian Multiculturalism Day is June 27 (Canadian celebrations in June include Pride Month, Indigenous Heritage Month, Italian Heritage Month, Portuguese Heritage Month, and Filipino Heritage Month)

July:  Pride in Country (July 1 is Canada Day; July 4 is Independence Day in America)

August: Summer Fun (August is the last month of summer holidays for kids in Canada)

See you Friday May 1st.

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers for everyone to participate in. This week’s prompt is:

 Books on My Spring 2026 TBR  List

I don’t participate regularly, but this is one of my favourite themes. In the past, I usually start with past lists and include some of those books I haven’t read, but want to. When I checked back with my winter list, I was surprised that I had only read 2! Yikes. This time I’m hoping to get some of those not-read books as well as others I’ve been meaning to read or were recommended.

Here’s my list:

My 2 Spring 2026 TBR list

Fiction:

The Other Side of Goodbye by Heidi McCahan . I hope to read her whole series.

Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry. The second in her romantasy series “Shield of Sparrows, coming out soon and I can’t wait to read it.

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. I’ve been wanting to read this for awhile – will probably buy it.

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. So many have recommended this and finally got it from the library.

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. A book I am definitely buying – heard so much about it.

Non-Fiction:

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke. One I’ve had for a long time and determined to finish it this time.

Dear Writer by Maggie Smith. I bought this and have started reading it – But I need to continue and finish it.

Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood. A massive read by very interesting. I’m reading this with my writing buddy, 3 chapters a week and we should finish it this spring!

How to Dance With Time by Twyla Tharp. Another book partly finished – plan to finish it soon.

All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley. I enjoy museums and what I rad about this book intrigued me enough to get it from the library this past week.

What books do you plan to read this spring?