Our second official reading retreat happened the first weekend of October this year. I was banking on it being a beautiful, crisp fall weekend, but Mother Nature decided to make it 80° in Wisconsin 🤣 However, that didn’t stop us from having the best weekend! We had 41 attendees from 10 different states and everyone […]

At our most recent retreat, we had THREE mother/daughter duos join us and it seriously made my heart burst. 🥰 I think that a reading retreat is a great place to recharge and relax for anyone (and everyone 😉), but to want to experience it with your mom or daughter is just SO special! I […]

⚠️ The playlist description contains some spoilers. If you have not finished the first three books of this series, proceed with caution. If we’re just meeting through this blog post, hi! Something important to know about me is that besides my husband + kids, the two other major loves of my life are music and […]

When I first dreamed up the idea of book·cation, I was in the thick of early motherhood. My daughter was a year and a half, and I had just found out I was pregnant with my son. 🤰 I was thrilled about our growing family — but right behind the excitement came the reality of […]

This might be one of my favorites of this series so far because it’s my first JOINT interview with 2 besties who flew from both ends of the country to be at book·cation and it literally makes my heart burst with joy every time I think about it! 🥰 Read on to meet Katy and […]

WOW! I can’t believe our first ~official~ book·cation is complete. For 2 years I’ve been dreaming about this experience and it was so amazing to watch it come to life! We had 34 amazing women, from 7 states, attend our reading retreat 👀 and a fantastic time was had by all! Keep reading to get […]

After spending our second book·cation with most people reading Fourth Wing or ACOTAR, this idea seemed obvious when we learned of the release date. Even though the joy of book·cation is that everyone can read what they want, it was super fun to choose just one book for everyone. The ideas started flowing! One of […]

We’re back with the third installment of our Featured Reader Series! This time I interviewed Ali + Kate, both moms who got to escape to book·cation for a weekend of time for themselves! 👏 Connecting and cultivating relationships with fellow readers is one of the main reasons I started book·cation and it’s been so fun […]

In Part 2 of my ‘Featured Reader Series’ we’re talking to a few more attendees to find out what they love to read and why they’ve loved book·cation! My hope is that you’ll read this and not just find some books to add to your TBR, but also some commonality with these fellow readers. Book·cation […]

As we wrap up 2024 (still unsure how we’re already here, lol) I’ve been reflecting on my favorite things of the year. *cue Julie Andrews singing ‘My Favorite Things’ * I enjoy hearing about products, shows, books, and activities people love and figured I’d share mine first. Then you can share some of yours in […]