Lights to Guide Me Home is a travelogue that takes readers on a trip around the world while I chronicle my transition through some of life’s major milestones. As there aren’t images in the book itself, I wanted to share some of these memories and visuals with readers to enhance their experience as they read.
Read MoreThe memoir genre is rich with wonderful books about motherhood and the outdoors. Below you’ll find some of my personal favourites and some new recommendations. It’s by no means a comprehensive list but instead represents the myriad ways these two topics intersect. Whether it’s through climbing, hiking, or a simpler life on the trail, these journeys share a common thread of motherhood as it converges with Mother Earth.
Read MoreHow do you write a memoir when you’ve never written one before? Where do you even start? From story selection and structure to finding beta readers and the editing process, here’s a window into my first-time memoir-writing process.
Read MoreThis is a heart-in-throat kind of announcement for me as an author because it feels like the best day ever and the height of vulnerability all at once. I humbly present to you the cover of LIGHTS TO GUIDE ME HOME (Sept. ‘22) ✨ — the results of the hard work of the team at Rocky Mountain Books (a particular nod to designer Lara Minja), who were wonderfully collaborative with me as the author. I don’t take that lightly!
Read MoreI am excited to announce the release of my first children’s book, The Wonders That I Find! Published by Rocky Mountain Books (Spring 2021), this book draws on my own experiences venturing into nature with my two young kids, and what I’ve observed as they’ve taken in the natural world through their own eyes.
Read MoreI’m excited to announce that I signed a book contract for a travel memoir to be published by Rocky Mountain Books in Fall 2022! “Travel memoir” is the best I can do to distill the book down to its essence, but it spans the past 15 years, and tracks my journey West and then off the beaten track. It spans oceans and continents, from peaks to valleys, as I learn to navigate an adventure-filled life, unlike anything I was raised with, and guide my young kids down the same bumpy path.
Read MoreA few years ago I had a concept for a kid’s book, after observing my own experiences in the outdoors with my kids. What is it that they see that adults do not? What do I walk past in my own ambition to reach a destination? What might I learn from slowing down the pace and seeing the world the way my kids see it? For over two years the idea swirled around, until one beautiful sunny evening this past spring I sat on my back porch and pounded out a full-length poem.
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