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Jane Goodall’s Top Three Books
Jane Goodall Turns 90 Top Books by and About Jane Goodall Let’s celebrate the remarkable Dr. Jane Goodall on her 90th birthday by exploring her best-selling books and sharing … Read more
Plant Native: Bringing Nature Home Review
Bringing Nature Home How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Douglas W. Tallamy BRINGING NATURE HOME: HOW YOU CAN SUSTAIN WILDLIFE WITH NATIVE PLANTS BY … Read more
Weird And Wonderful
Weird and Wonderful Nature by Ben Hoare a Book Review Weird and Wonderful Nature: Tales of More Than 100 Unique Animals, Plants, and Phenomena by Ben Hoare, DK Treasures, 2023, … Read more
Breath of a Whale, Book Review
The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants A Green and Wildish Book Review The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of … Read more
Books about Nature and Parenting
Nurturing Nature: A Parenting and Nature Reading List and Gift Guide Part of our Series on Gifting Books For parents seeking inspiration in merging the joys of parenting and … Read more
Gift Books For Gardeners
Gift Books For Gardeners: Cultivate Inspiration with First-Person Accounts from Gardens and Nature .Gift Books for gardeners expand ways of thinking about the interconnectedness that gardeners and nature lovers … Read more
Write a Memoir: You Donât Need To Have Your Life Figured Out
Write a Memoir Now You Don’t Have to Have Your Life Figured Out (And Why It’s Better if You Don’t) The Question That Stops Almost Everyone Nearly every writer … Read more
Sass Star Annie Ernaux Proves Why Memoir Matters
Sass Star Annie Ernaux Proves Why Memoir Matters What If Your Life Is Not Background, but Record? What if the story you think is “just your life” is part … Read more
Publishing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career
Publishiing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career Authors write books, but books are only part of a professional writing life.For many writers, a book project takes … Read more
Am I Too Old to Write a Book?
 Did I Wait Too Long?  Am I too old to get started writing my memoir? No. I’m excited about this question because the science behind it is far more … Read more
What Makes a Great Memoir
What Makes a Great Memoir: Craft Lessons from the Books Readers Can’t Stop Recommending What makes a great memoir?Not fame.Not shock value.And not even an extraordinary life. The memoirs … Read more
Give the Gift of Inspiration
Give the Gift of Inspiration: Memoirs for the Holidays Giving a memoir for the holidays gives someone more than a present: you give perspective, courage, and an enrichment experience. … Read more
Publishing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career
Publishiing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career Authors write books, but books are only part of a professional writing life.For many writers, a book project takes … Read more
Voice and Point of View in Writing: The Essential Distinction
Voice and Point of View in Writing: The Essential Distinction Voice and point of view are two of the most searched and most misunderstood concepts in writing craft. Even … Read more
LitFriends Featured Book: Fork It by Leslie Crisco
Click HERE to Buy on Amazon: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchase Fork It by Leslie Crisco LitFriends Featured Book: Fork It by Leslie Crisco Fork … Read more
How to Gift an Audible Membership
How to Gift an Audible Membership That They’ll Never Forget How to Gift an Audible Membership (and Make It Unforgettable) Most gifts are forgotten by February. This one? It’ll … Read more
Podcast One Sheet
Your Podcast One-Sheet Isn’t Just a Pitch-It’s a Compass What I learned about purpose, clarity, and voice while creating one-and how you can, too. Writers don’t start out dreaming … Read more
Book Reviews
Read and Write Book Reviews Why Book Reviews Matter-Even If You’re Not a Professional Reviewer Books Build Empathy and Understanding Books are more than stories or information. They are … Read more