How to use the Libby app to checkout books from your local library. To get you started, I’ve included a PDF with favorite books for ages 9 to 12.
Finding more magic in life . . . all around the world. Have you ever been surprised by meeting people like you? I remember doing
Make an author happy and treat yourself! Library Love Today–all my friends who love libraries–I’m going to tell you a secret that will make you
This summer, my brand-new middle grade book, TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, took up the vegetable portion of my brain (I heard that) so dinner was often
An office with a view–Cologne Cathedral is right there! Last week, our local library visited a local publisher . . . It’s a famous old
While trying to figure out how ancient books were repaired, I came across the delightful Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson. It’s a
The city library of Cologne is a magical place! I got to go on a behind-the-scenes tour with volunteer librarians from my local library.
This is the third post in my Writing Gratitude Countdown. I’m noticing that gratitude is like a pair of sunglasses. My writing journey takes on
Fantastic tree in the botanical garden. Orto Botanico, Palermo, Sicily. © Laurel Decher, 2016. Planting a tree in Palermo a few hundred years ago means
Patrick O’Brian’s MASTER AND COMMANDER is a snapshot of your creative journey Patrick O’Brian’s sea adventure novel, MASTER AND COMMANDER, is an action-packed story about
On a recent trip to Cologne, I was surprised by this machine in the Neumarkt underground station. It lets library patrons check out and return
What can you do with your heritage? Noblesse oblige for the modern age. Yesterday, I visited a nearby village and strolled through the public part
