Your Turn Book Club: New Beginnings & Second Chances

Spring is a season of fresh starts—the time of year when the world begins to grow again. It’s also the perfect moment to reflect on where we are, where we’ve been, and where life might still take us. This month’s Your Turn Book Club explores stories about second...

Dear Bookworm: Main Character Energy Activated

Dear Bookworm, Quick question:Is it normal to feel personally empowered after finishing a book where the main character overthrows an empire, starts a movement, or simply refuses to apologize? Because I closed my book and immediately felt ready to rewrite history,...

Literary Birthdays: February Edition

ACROSS4. Abolitionist and author of a famous narrative6. Author of A Clockwork Orange7. Victorian novelist who wrote A Christmas Carol8. Author of the thriller Gone Girl9. Science fiction pioneer who wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea10. Author of The...

Your Turn Book Club: Songs of Hope & Quiet Strength

Some stories, like birds, carry meaning in small, powerful ways—through song, silence, and the spaces in between. This month’s Your Turn Book Club explores books where birds represent hope, resilience, and the quiet endurance of the human spirit. Book Suggestion: The...

Dear Bookworm: Book Boyfriends & Real-Life Love

It’s February, and once again I’ve found myself wondering why my book boyfriend is setting the bar so high. He remembers important details. He communicates. He says exactly the right thing at exactly the right time. He shows up during emotional moments and never...