Meant For More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose
As a child, author Karen Olson couldn’t shake the image of homeless people she’d encountered. The heart-tugging images stayed with her, and in time, she acted on the instinct to…
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Morning Fuel: Daily Inspirations to Stretch Your Mind Before Starting Your Day
Daily inspirational tomes are a vastly popular way to harvest a few pearls of wisdom to start or end the day. This collection by best-selling author Rebecca Faye Smith Galli…
Read for Ronald McDonald House Charities
Imagine if your hobby supported a charity. Opportunities to contribute through childcare, coaching, gardening, cooking, and other leisure activities have significantly improved non-profits’ bottom lines. But reading? Yup. Thanks to…
Always Think of Me
Author Lori Keesey’s story is a heartwarming tale about two souls destined to be together but held apart by fate. When T.C. reconnects with Ginny, the woman he loves, their…
Monarch Books & Gifts
In Overland Park, Kansas, you’ll find a unique retailer that’s setting trends and opening doors. Monarch Books & Gifts, the first independent bookstore in the state, founded by mom, entrepreneur,…
Meet Ruby, by Books Uplift Host Kimberly
We rescued Ruby twice. In search of a companion for our beloved Melbourne, we found this precocious Corgi/Dachshund mix on Craigslist. We wanted to get a smaller dog, as we…
Kids’ Book Bank
Kids’ Book Bank is the little children’s book charity in Cleveland, Ohio making big waves. After running out of books to fill the local Little Free Libraries, they got creative….
Meet Rudy, by Book Marketer Olivia McCoy
I went into the shelter knowing exactly who I was looking for (a cuddly, adult rescue under 50lbs). The shelter told me they had a few options, but I didn’t…
Meet Piggy, by Sr. Publicist Nicole Baker
Meet sweet Pig! Piggy came to us right before the world shut down due to COVID. We went to a local pet food store to get bones for the three…
Operation Storytime
Thanks to a few ingenious members of the United States Military, their families, contributions of noble supporters, and partner organizations, United Through Reading (UTR) was born. Through their free UTR…