September 1, 2018August 31, 2018

Links I love

Links I Love

Good morning, readers! Wishing you a wonderful weekend from St Louis, where I’ll be a guest bookseller at The Novel Neighbor from 1-3 p.m. before tonight’s (sold-out) ticketed ... Read more

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018

9 things I learned in August

My Life, What I learned

Taking Emily Freeman’s lead to share a handful of things I learned this month, from the (occasionally) significant to the (mostly) shallow. This was a big month, that started with ... Read more

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

Announcing our fall book club picks

Books & Reading

Reading is a solitary act, but there’s so much to be gained by reading together. Which is why I love our Modern Mrs. Darcy book club and wanted ... Read more

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018

10 books in translation for Women in Translation month

Book Lists, Books & Reading

Here on Modern Mrs Darcy, we’re longtime advocated of reading works in translation. When you read works that weren’t written in your native language, you get out of ... Read more

August 28, 2018August 29, 2018

WSIRN Ep 148: Rebuilding your life (and your library)

Podcast

We’ve talked more than once on ... Read more

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

38 real and relatable literary confessions

Books & Reading

For some reason, the readers I meet often feel compelled to spill all their guilty literary secrets—to me. But readers, over the years I’ve learned that it feels ... Read more

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Links I love

Links I Love

Good morning readers! This weekend it’s houseguests and soccer games around here. I’m hoping to bank some quiet time at home because it’s the last weekend before my ... Read more

August 24, 2018August 23, 2018

Tell me about your favorite authors

Books & Reading

A few weeks ago my local bookstore’s newsletter popped into my inbox, sharing the news that Liane Moriarty is coming to town, just two days after her new ... Read more

August 23, 2018August 22, 2018

My 6 favorite summer-to-fall transition pieces

Beauty & Style, Style

The kids are in school, I’m tired of my regular summer uniform, surely it’s time to break out the sweaters? My heart says yes but the thermostat says ... Read more

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

2018 survey results are in!

Uncategorized

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love doing this survey every year! For 2018 we had a record number of responses (just shy of ... Read more