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November Magic: Finding Beauty in the Quietest Part of Autumn
There is a point in autumn when the trees stop putting on a show. The bright leaves have fallen. The pumpkins on the porch are beginning to look a little tired. Outside the window, the branches hold nothing but the sky, and evening seems to arrive before I…
Old Letters, Brave Women, and The Lost Photograph
I have a soft spot for old photographs. There is something quietly magical about a face preserved on paper, especially when nobody remembers the story behind it. My imagination immediately starts filling in the silence. That is what draws me to The Lost Photograph by Archana Maniar. A…
After Halloween: Keeping the Magic Without Keeping the Decorations
There’s a particular hush after Halloween. The trick-or-treaters have gone home, the candy bowl holds a few unlikely favorites, and the paper bats are ready to return to their box. After weeks of anticipation, putting everything away can feel a little like turning out the lights on something…
The Swamp Ghost Book Review: New Orleans Folklore and Bookish Mystery
There is something about a ghost story near the water that makes me want to pull my blanket a little closer. Add a bookshop, pirate lore, and historical New Orleans, and you have my attention before the coffee finishes brewing. The Swamp Ghost by Christi Keating Sumich brings…









