Book Review: Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore.
Book Club
A thoughtful book review of Charlotte McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore, including an analysis of the…
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: A World of Magic Things.
Musings + Essays
This week's inspirations: Yeats on "a world of magic things," nightgown summer, and this week's…
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Summer Beach Reads: 2025.
Book Club
The best beach reads for summer 2025: my favorite juicy romantic fiction for summer vacation.
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Introducing: Magpie Book Club, V2.0.
Book Club
Introducing my new monthly book club -- and our first book pick: Wild Dark Shore…
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A Book…!
Book Club
I'm writing a book! Sharing all the details about my collection of musings, to be…
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Book Review: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.
Book Club
A book review of Amanda Peters' The Berry Pickers, including book club questions.
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The Magpie Diary: Apr. 6, 2025.
Essays
On my mind and heart today -- thoughts on being caught by the word.
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A Casting of the Runes.
Motherhood
A reflection on letting go of some of our treasured children's books.
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: One Bright Streak + The Softest Form of Love.
Musings + Essays
This week's inspirations, from a quote by Frank Conroy to thoughts on the softest form…
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Books in Review: 2024.
Book Club
What are the best books you read this year? Sharing my top picks here.
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Bad Book Girls, Loving Things Moms Say to Each Other + More.
Musings + Essays
Everything that inspired me this week, from being "a bad book girl" to loving things…
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The Secretly Bad Book Girl and Becoming Theseus.
Learnings
Thoughts on overcoming a lack of creative and intellectual confidence.
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