For our #BookstravaganzaHomecoming series, we asked our authors about a few of their favorite things. Here are Jacquelyn Mitchard’s favorite home rituals. My favorite home ritual is making homemade pasta, pasta sauce and salsa with my sons and daughters. I’m a very, very good Italian cook, and I make everything from scratch. There are always restaurants and recipes in my books. You can get hungry reading what Thea made for Greek (read more…)

For our #BookstravaganzaHomecoming series, we asked our authors about a few of their favorite things. Here are Lisa Unger’s favorite home rituals. I find that when the chatter in my head is too loud, when the world is too chaotic, when there’s just been too much input, it’s time to close things down. I live on the beach, so a mindful walk with my toes in the sand is always centering. A (read more…)

For our #BookstravaganzaHomecoming series, we asked our authors about a few of their favorite things. Here are Viola Shipman’s favorite home rituals. I am a caffeine addict and coffee snob. I love good coffee as much as good wine, but the pandemic forced me to recreate my habit. Now, I make my own lattes (and whipped cream) at home. I’m blessed to have one of the nation’s best coffeehouses and (read more…)