My Writing Life: Awareness, Reflection, Inspiration

Thank you for visiting my literary site. Make yourself comfortable and enjoy the ride. I blog about books. If you believe in the power of books to transform lives, you are in the right place. Join me in my reading adventures. To avoid confusion let me clarify that I do NOT have Instagram or Facebook. This is my only site. I publish between two and four posts per month.

Monday, February 9, 2026

Parable Of The Talents by Octavia Butler

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“If I had to get shot by strangers, shouldn’t it be while I was trying to help the community, and not just while I was trying to run awa...

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

A Brilliant Life by Rachelle Unreich

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How does a mother’s love make a difference against the forces of a totalitarian Nazi regime? How can her legacy help us move forwar...

Monday, January 19, 2026

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

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“ Don’t follow the flow. Be the flow .” From the book The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak I was fascinated by one of the charact...

Saturday, January 10, 2026

In The Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall

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If you enjoy reading about the behaviors of animals from the perspective of a compassionate naturalist, you will enjoy this one. The Boo...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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The heartwarming true story of the unlikely friendship between an American girl and an African boy in Zimbabwe will delight your he...

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Julia Hones: I am a creative spirit, an inquisitive mind. I hope you find something of value in my literary site. I've had poems, stories and essays published in various literary magazines and anthologies, both in print and online. Now I am focused on writing about books. My purpose is to share the wonder of books across the world and to promote a love for reading books. Welcome to My Writing Life Blog: Awareness, Reflection, Inspiration, a place where books come to life.

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