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The Chapter House explores European art, architecture, history, and literature—and the Christian faith woven throughout. Written by an avowed Anglophile and European Studies major who references LOTR as much as possible.
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Travel Edition (opens the original)
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It was not Miss Penelope Lumley’s first journey on a train, but it was the first one she had taken alone.As you know, traveling alone is quite a different kettle of fish from traveling with companions. It tends to make people anxious, especially when en route to a strange place, or a new home, or a job interview, or (as in the case of Miss Lumley) a job interview in a strange place that may very well end up being her new home.1I still remember the first time I read this passage in Maryrose Wood’
The Intentional Reading Life (opens the original)
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Life, including the reading life, is seasonal.I find that I read books more, or less, at certain times versus others. It happens.But there’s something to be said for being “readingly intentional”—knowing I have only so much reading time left in life, and prioritizing it accordingly.“They say nobody lies on his deathbed wishing he’d spent more time at the office,” Calvin’s dad said in a Calvin and Hobbes strip. Would I lie on my deathbed wishing I’d read more of my TBR, or glad I’d binged When Ca
August 2026 in Books (opens the original)
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Interestingly, only two books to highlight from August. But (huzzah!) September is already off to a good start; I’m midway through Katherine Reay’s upcoming book The Undercover Bookshop, and enjoying it immensely.Since the reading recap is so short this month, I’ve also linked to some interesting recent reads at the bottom of the post.NetGalley ReadsI received eARCs of each of these books from the respective publishers via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewabl
Anticipating Autumn (opens the original)
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It’s hard to believe three weeks have passed since my last post! I was heads-down in an editing project for much of the month, with little left over for other endeavors until now.And here we are at the end of August. School’s been in session for almost a month here in the South—the strangest thing to me, having grown up in the Pacific Northwest and attended school from Labor Day to Father’s Day. So the upcoming Labor Day weekend still feels like summer’s last hurrah to me; meanwhile, friends and
July 2026 Books in Review (opens the original)
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Last month was definitely fiction-heavy, which was fine by me! I’ve been working a sizable freelance project, and the fiction reads helped my mind relax A. Lot.Fiction Highlight<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="300" src="https:/
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