Reading Rituals
The cozy little habits that turn reading into an event, like a good lamp, a soft sweater, a pot of tea and a whole weekend with nowhere to be.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Candlelight, linens, mismatched vintage china, place cards with a line of poetry and a menu card, for a Christmas table that feels like chapter one.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Yes, they're corny, and yes, you should do it anyway. Here's how to pick a set the whole family will wear (husband and dog included).
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
An advent calendar of small, cozy and mostly free December joys, one for every day from the first of the month to Christmas morning.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Iceland's Christmas Eve book flood is my favorite holiday tradition. Here's how it works, how to host your own, and the books by Black women I'd gift.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Candles that smell like a library, a neck light for reading in bed, the prettiest bookmarks and more: cozy gifts for the reader in your life.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Why small lamps are the cheapest way to make your home feel cozy: how to light a room, which bulbs to buy, where to find lamps and my evening lamp ritual.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Why reading a print newspaper on Sunday morning still beats scrolling, plus my ritual (coffee, crossword, scissors) and how to start your own.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
Why reading outside makes every book better, the best places to read outdoors, what to pack and which books work best in the sunshine.
Reading Life · Reading Rituals
What a commonplace book is, how to start one, what to put inside, and why copying out quotes by hand is the best way to remember what you love.