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Quarantine Reads: Reviews and Wrap Up
Erin Zaranec
  • Dec 18, 2020
  • 10 min

Quarantine Reads: Reviews and Wrap Up

When the world shut down in March, I thought I’d be reading 6 books a week. Yes, really. I was so excited that I finally had time to visi...
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Bookish Gift Guide: 2020
Erin Zaranec
  • Nov 15, 2020
  • 2 min

Bookish Gift Guide: 2020

Do you have a bookworm in your life? While I love a good book as a gift, if your bookworm’s shelves are already stacked, here’s some book...
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April Reading Round Up
Erin Zaranec
  • May 2, 2019
  • 3 min

April Reading Round Up

For a woman who started a book blog, I have been in a reading slump! Last year, I read 100 books and even permanently declared my love of...
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February's Leading Ladies
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 24, 2019
  • 4 min

February's Leading Ladies

I celebrated the month of love by reading exclusively-female authors. My reading list included Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, Run by Ann...
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A Kiss of Inspiration: State of Wonder & Committed
Erin Zaranec
  • Feb 4, 2019
  • 3 min

A Kiss of Inspiration: State of Wonder & Committed

Reads number five and six of the year were by two of my favorite women - Ann Patchett and Elizabeth Gilbert. I've been wanting to read St...
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The Happiness Project vs. Pact
Erin Zaranec
  • Jan 17, 2019
  • 5 min

The Happiness Project vs. Pact

My second read of the year was The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I grabbed this book from a Little Free Library awhile back and kn...
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Big Inspiration: Take-A-Ways from Big Magic
Erin Zaranec
  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 3 min

Big Inspiration: Take-A-Ways from Big Magic

I started off my year by reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. The book is part memoir, part self help, part bootcamp for the creative ...
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