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where am I at with my projects? (+ two cover reveals!)

Take this post as rather an explanation and a cover reveal (what?!) and an apology disguised as a project update post. 😉 A Dream of Home, my Jewish sci-fi prequel novella, was sent out to my newsletter subscribers and is now being published in installments on this blog. (If you missed chapter one, check it...Continue reading »

my summer reading update

With Fall beginning (yes, I count from the beginning of this month because I can), that marks the end of Summer reading, and it’s time for me to update on how I did. Here’s a flashback to my chosen stack… I read two out of four! I thought Better Than the Movies was super cute,...Continue reading »

meet tova // A Dream of Home: Chapter One

Happy almost-fall! To celebrate, I’ll be sharing a chapter from my Jewish sci-fi novella weekly. I hope you enjoy getting to know Tova and her world. 💜 Chapter One The first time I was called an “Ashkie” was on the refugee ship taking me away from the only home I’d ever known. The metal tube...Continue reading »

help me choose my next read

I’m officially back in my reading-as-self-care-books-are-amazing-i-cant-get-enough-of-them-era, and I need your help deciding my next read. 😉 For context, I just finished The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, a popular YA mystery with hints of romance. I’m not ready to read the sequel yet, and I want to kind of switch up the vibe. Here...Continue reading »

announcing Five Fall Favorites 2024!

Hey everyone, it’s that time of year again and you’re invited! Sign-ups to be a blogger are now open here: https://forms.gle/H2cFLEcgsV82Kr5P7 I can’t wait to celebrate fall and books with you! 🧡

20 questions book tag (and a mystery)

I found this tag over at Witty and Sarcastic Book Club and went down the rabbit hole of trying to find out who originally created it, but the trail went cold sometime back in 2018, lol. Thank you to whoever put this together! It looks quite fun. 😉 1. How Many Books Is Too Many...Continue reading »

books currently <3

Book I’m Writing: “A Dream of Flight” (my Jewish sci-fi novel). It’s in the “apply beta-reader feedback” stage, and I made it through the first twelve chapters today! I’ve experienced some delays, but hopefully this means I’m back on the horse. Book(s) I’m Reading: Honest June by Tina Wells (so cute and illustrated!) and a...Continue reading »

one month of Watson

I can barely believe it’s been just over a month since we brought home Watson. 😍 He’s grown so much bigger, learned (and forgotten and is relearning) a few important ground rules, happy peed when meeting my family, and discovered snoozing on the couch next to Mom is the best thing. In fact, most of...Continue reading »

3 ways I stepped out of the box with my sci-fi novel

With my sci-fi novella A Dream of Home out in the world (eeeeek!) and the novel upcoming, I thought I’d highlight three ways this project has been different for me and the reasons I made these choices. 😉 1. It’s unabashedly Jewish. I wrote ethnically and religiously observant Jews (without a conversion storyline) for the...Continue reading »

my favorite cookie recipe for Christmas in July

I hope you’re enjoying Virginia Henderson’s Christmas in July party! I’m just popping in to remind you that Sincerely, Jem is still free to download (here) and also to share my current favorite cookie recipe! I love to make these with just chocolate as a topping and make them a day ahead and refrigerate them...Continue reading »