I’m also a planner, happy auntie, nail biter, and list maker! Here are a few lists of my favorite authors, bookish websites, and podcasts followed by a list of countries I have visited and areas of the U.S. I’ve worked in.
Some of my favorite writers
Fiction
- Emily Giffin
- Liane Moriarty
- Kristin Hannah
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Charlaine Harris
- Jojo Moyes
- Sarah Addison Allen
- Rainbow Rowell
- Dina Silver
- Diane Chamberlain
- J.K. Rowling/Robert Galbraith
- Nick Spalding
- Nicholas Sparks
- Johanna Lindsey’s Malory family series
- Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles
- Beth Ciotta’s Cupcake Lovers
- Barbra Annino’s Stacy Justice mysteries
- Megan Miranda
- E. Lockhart
Nonfiction
- Cheryl Strayed
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Gretchen Rubin
- Roxane Gay
- Anne Bogel
- Gary Chapman
Favorite Bookish Websites
Favorite Podcasts
When I was working on vineyards and fruit picking in New Zealand, I needed entertainment on the 8 to 12 hour days so I discovered podcasts. Lots of them! I don’t have the time to keep up with all of these anymore but they’re still wonderful resources.
- What Should I Read Next? with Anne Bogel
- Happier with Gretchen Rubin
- Get Booked and The Podcast from Book Riot
- Dear Sugar
- By the Book
- Terrible, Thanks for Asking
- Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations
- Modern Love
- Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast
- Zero to Travel
- The Budget Minded Traveler
- The Art of Slaying
- The Writers Panel
- Story Grid
- Beautiful Writers Podcast
- Freakonomics Radio
- Gastropod
- Small Farm Nation
- Pioneering Today
- The Slow Home Podcast
- The Simple Show
- Oh No Ross and Carrie
Countries I’ve Visited
- Mexico
- The Bahamas
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Greece
- England
- Scotland
- Ireland
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Poland
- Austria
- Hungary
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
- Serbia
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Vietnam
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Fiji
- Western Samoa
States I’ve Lived and Worked in
- California
- Washington
- Alaska (Denali National Park)
- Maine (Acadia National Park)
- Colorado (Aspen Ski Company)
- Montana (Glacier National Park)