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The Giver of Stars Book Review
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The Giver of Stars Book Review + joyful things

In this post, I share a book review of The Giver of Stars, plus four joyful finds, including my new coffee table, a YouTube channel, fancy straws, and an Instagram account. Good things come to those who wait. I remember picking up The Giver of Stars at a Barnes and Noble in Virginia, right before […]

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American Spy Book Review

In this post, I share a book review of American Spy, plus four joyful finds, including makeup, a tv show, my new office couch, and a great article on refrigerator organization. I had been looking forward to reading American Spy, by Lauren Wilkinson, all summer. Every time I passed my bookshelf, its cover would catch […]

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In this post, I share a book review of The Authenticity Project, plus four joyful finds, including a dress, a meditation podcast, the perfect working background noise, and some new dinner recipes. Long time readers will know that there are a few things that I that particularly adore: books, London, coffee shops, and yellow cars. […]

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In this post, I share a book review of The Office, The Untold Story, plus four joyful finds, including a podcast, a typeface, a YouTube channel, and an album. I often describe myself as hyper-inspired. I can be moved by something simple like watching a bird fly across the yard, or receiving a kind comment […]

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In this post, I share a book review of The Idea of You, plus four joyful finds, including a kitchen gadget, an Instagram account, an Etsy print shop, and a recipe. I’ve lost count of the exact number of weeks, but I think it’s fair to say that we are deep in this pandemic. After […]

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Year of Yes Book Review from Michelle Hickey Design

In this post, I share a book review of Year of Yes, plus four things that have been bringing me joy lately. Early in June, I realized that my bookshelf was greatly lacking in diversity. Big mistake. Huge. (Julia Roberts voice) Since then, I’ve been fixing that by filling my shopping cart, library queue, and […]

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A modern maker with a classic approach to design.

An elder millennial, I learned graphic design the old-fashioned way, but for the past fifteen years, I’ve practiced those principles in the digital space. The result: content that stands the test of time.

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