Hey Reader, I wonder if you ever get to mid-summer, look around, and think… Wait. What is even happening here? For me, this looks like the kids being on screens too much. 🫣 There’s also just more bickering and less reading than I want to be happening. We’re all glad for the reprieve from schoolwork, but long summer days have a way of devolving into a kind of...contained chaos. When it comes to giving you just enough structure to keep things from going off the rails, and just enough fun to...

Do you have a TBR, Reader? By TBR, I mean "to be read"— a list (or pile) (or teetering stack) (or imaginary shelf overly crammed with more books than you could ever remember) of books you want to read. There's that expression I'm sure you've heard: So many books, so little time. I simultaneously don't like that quote and also FEEL IT in my bones. I don't like it because the idea of "so many books, so little time" doesn't make me feel more delighted by my reading life. It makes me feel like...

Hey Reader, What would happen if you decided to be your child's mentor rather than their teacher? What if you awakened their wonder and curiosity so that they became the kind of people who thirst for knowledge and understanding? Today, I’m revisiting a conversation about those very questions that I had a few years ago with Sally Clarkson. I’m lucky to count Sally as a dear friend and I know that her work has been transformational for me and for so many of you. In this episode, you’ll hear:...