In my quest to read the books that inspired my favorite authors, I've come across a ton of valuable, older non-fiction. For months I've been throwing around the idea of including non-fiction in my Out of Print Collection, but then I figured  - Hey, why not create a...

I am dropping several new bookplate designs in the shop in a few days, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk about what the deal with bookplates is! What exactly is a bookplate, you ask? A bookplate is essentially just a label that is adhered to a book for...

I am so excited to announce my newest illustrated book A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, available for pre-order on April 1st. A Little Princess was the only book I read over and over again as a child. As a girl who didn't “read [books, but] gobble[d] them...

A place for your lists I don't know about you, but the best way I stay organized is by writing lists. Lists lists lists. Lists for everything. Generally, these lists fall onto random scraps of paper I find in my studio and are consequently tossed out, lost, or eaten...

Read for Your Life: A 12-Month Flexible Reading Planner I first introduced my Read For Your Life Reading Planner two years ago. It has been a best seller in my shop, with hundreds of positive reviews and one reverberating question: When will the next one come out?...

I am so excited to announce my newest illustrated book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, available for pre-order on February 1st.   I read The Great Gatsby for the first time my junior year in high school. I was an avid reader, but hadn't been exposed to much...

Burn Candles, Not Books - Wood Wick Candle Coming to the shop on Friday, November 26th at 10am CST    "There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches." -Ray Bradbury   It has been a dream of mine to offer...

WINTER: Poems and Paintings  Coming to the shop on Wednesday, November 10th at 10am cst  . I've been reading a lot of poetry lately: When a new season arrives, I love reading poems that draw out the beauty in the changing landscape. One night as I was reading a wintry...

My newest Out of Print title, The Abbot's Ghost by Louisa May Alcott. Introducing my newest Out of Print book! What is more festive that a Christmas ghost story??? There's just something about Victorian Yuletide with its ghosts and mysteries and intrigue that I cannot...

I am so excited to announce TWO new illustrated books, Little Women and Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott, available for pre-order on November 1st. When I think of the holidays, several books come to mind. These are the cozy books, the heartwarming ones, the ones you...

My newest Out of Print title, The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. George MacDonald was a huge inspiration for one of my favorite authors, CS Lewis. In fact, CS Lewis even featured George MacDonald as a character in his short novel The Great Divorce. It is...

OCTOBER EXCLUSIVE: Wuthering Heights Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, god! It is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul! -Emily Bronte The exclusive...

I am so excited to announce my newest illustrated book Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, available for pre-order on October 1st. October. The beginning of Spooky season. In my opinion, the best way to celebrate Autumn is to read gothic tales of thwarted...

My newest Out of Print title, The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle. Most of us know Arthur Conan Doyle by way of his famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Did you know that he also wrote adventure stories? Including this one about DINOSAURS 🙂 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote...

SEPTEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Anne of Green Gables Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet. -LM Montgomery The exclusive design for July is my original painting "No Mistakes". To celebrate the release of my newest illustrated edition, Anne of Green Gables, the...