The Creative Life:
Writing, Journaling, Memoir Writing, How-to, Writing Groups, Scrapbooking, Artwork

Abercrombie, Barbara. A Year of Writing Dangerously: 365 Days of Inspiration & Encouragement (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Anthologies/Collections; Creative Life Abercrombie, Barbara. Kicking in the Wall (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Agodon, Kelli Russell and Annette Spaulding-Convy. The Poet Tarot Deck and Guidebook (reviewed by Edith O'Nuallain) Albert, Susan Wittig. Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Memoir; Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Albert, Susan Wittig. Writing from Life: Telling Your Soul's Story (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Alkayat, Zena & Nina Cosford. Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Biography (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Creative Life Alkayat, Zena & Nina Cosford. Jane Austen: An Illustrated Biography (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Creative Life Alkayat, Zena & Nina Cosford. Virginia Woolf: An Illustrated Biography (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Creative Life Allison, Destiny. Shaping Destiny: A Quest for Meaning in Art and Life (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Memoir; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Aronie, Nancy Slonim. Writing from the Heart: Tapping the Power of Your Inner Voice (reviewed by Donna Van Straten Remmert) Athill, Diana. Somewhere Towards the End (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Memoir; Elders; Creative Life Ayres, Elizabeth. Writing the Wave: Inspired Rides for Aspiring Writers (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Baldwin, Christina. Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Baldwin, Christina. Lifelines: How Personal Writing Can Save Your Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Life Lessons Baldwin, Christina. Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Barocas, Sue. Elderwriters: Celebrate Your Life! (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Elders Battenfield, Jackie. The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Bender, Sheila. Writing and Publishing Personal Essays (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Benke, Karen. Rip the Page: Adventures in Creative Writing (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Younger Readers; Poetry; Creative Life Bennett, Sam. Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Bennett, Sam. Start Right Where You Are (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Creative Life Bloch-Dano, Evelyne. The Last Love of George Sand (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Biography; Creative Life Boatright, Joyce Murray. Telling Your Story: A Basic Guide to Memoir Writing (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Borenstein, Audrey. One Journal's Life (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Brandeis, Gayle. Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (reviewed by Carolyn Blankenship) Bray, Sharon, Ed.D. A Healing Journey: Writing Together Through Breast Cancer (reviewed by Denise McAllister) Body Language; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Browning, Dominique. Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas & Found Happiness (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Butler, Matilda and Kendra Bonnett. Writing Alchemy: How to Write Fast and Deep (reviewed by Donna B. Russell) Memoir; Creative Life Butler, Ruth. Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cezanne, Monet & Rodin (reviewed by Penny Appleby) Biography; Creative Life Cain, Susan. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) History/Current Events; Creative Life; Relationships Cain, Susan. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (reviewed by Olga Livshin) History/Current Events; Creative Life; Relationships Cameron, Julia. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Cameron, Julia. The Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children (reviewed by Khadijah A.) Cameron, Julia. The Creative Life: True Tales of Inspiration (reviewed by Becky Lane) Creative Life; Memoir Cameron, Julia. The Prosperous Heart (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Life Lessons; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Cameron, Julia. The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size (reviewed by Becky Lane) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Cameron, Julia. The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size (reviewed by Kathy Waller) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Cann, Helen. How to Make Hand-Drawn Maps (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Carr, Pat. One Page at a Time (On a Writing Life) (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Chapman, Joyce. Journaling for Joy; Journaling for Joy Workbook (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Charpentier, Patricia. Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time (reviewed by Khadijah A.) Cohen, Sage. Fierce on the Page: Become the Writer You Were Meant to be and Succeed on Your Own Terms (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Cohen, Sage. The Productive Writer (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Conner, Janet. Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within (reviewed by Susan Ideus) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Conway, Jill Ker. When Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creasy, Rosalind. Edible Landscaping (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Curran, John. Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of History in the Making (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; Creative Life Daisy, Katie. How to be a Wildflower: A Field Guide (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Daniell, Rosemary. Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Memoir; Creative Life Daniell, Rosemary. The Woman Who Spilled Words All Over Herself: Writing and Living the Zona Rosa Way (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life de la Mare, Guinevere. I'd Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Delman, Lisa R. Dear Mom, I've Always Wanted You to Know (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life DeSalvo, Louise. The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life DeSalvo, Louise. Vertigo (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Body Language; Creative Life DeSalvo, Louise. Writing as a Way of Healing (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Body Language; Creative Life Dickison, Stephanie. The 30-Second Commute: A Non-Fiction Comedy about Writing and Working from Home (reviewed by Janet Caplan) Memoir; Creative Life Diehn, Gwen. Real Life Journals: Designing & Using Handmade Books (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Diehn, Gwen. The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks & Albums Made Simply Beautiful (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Digh, Patti. Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Doak, Robin. A Good Book Is the Best of Friends: A Reader's Journal (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Donenfeld, Maya. Reinvention: Sewing with Rescued Materials (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Drayton, Joanne. The Search for Anne Perry (reviewed by Ann McCauley) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Relationships Dresher, Olivia and Victor Munoz. Darkness and Light: Private Writing as Art (reviewed by Paulette Rees-Denis) DuLong, Jessica. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Memoir; Creative Life; Active Life Edgar, David and Robin A. Edgar. Fantastic Recycled Plastic: 30 Clever Creations to Spark Your Imagination (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Arts/Crafts Experts, Home Made Simple. Home Made Simple: Fresh Ideas to Make your Own (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Farmanfarmaian, Monir Shahroudy and Zara Houshmand. A Mirror Garden: A Memoir (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Memoir; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Fertig, Mona. The Life and Art of George Fertig (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Biography; Creative Life Fishler, Jan, MA, and L. Gianforte. Don't Stop Now: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Life Lessons; Creative Life Flathouse, Pat, with Catherine Cogburn and Susan Wittig Albert. Your Life, Your Story: A Book to Help You Capture Your Memories (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Floyd, Elaine. Creating Family Newsletters: 123 Ideas for Sharing Memorable Moments with Family and Friends (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Fraser, Caroline. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder (reviewed by Linda M. Hasselstrom) Freed, Rachael. Women's Lives, Women's Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs and Blessings to Future Generations (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Friedman, Abigail, translator. I Wait for the Moon: 100 Haiku of Momoko Kuroda (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Poetry; Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Funk, Lois J. Snaps, Scraps & Snippets of the Past & Present (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Memoir; Creative Life Gawain, Shakti. Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Gleason, Janis F. The Life and Letters of Kate Gleason (reviewed by Shawn LaTorre) Biography; Creative Life; Science Goldberg, Bonni. Room to Write: Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Goldberg, Natalie. Old Friend from Far Away: How to Write Memoir (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Goldberg, Natalie. Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (reviewed by Karen Ryan) Goldberg, Natalie. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Goodwin, B. Lynn. You Want Me to Do What?: Journaling for Caregivers (reviewed by Kathy Waller) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Elders Hampl, Patricia. I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory (reviewed by Leslea Smith) Memoir; Creative Life Hand, Maureen. Write the Snapshots of Life (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Haupt, Lyanda Lynn. Mozart's Starling (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Animal Companions; Memoir Heart, Rosalie Deer and Alison Strickland. Harvesting Your Journals: Writing Tools to Enhance Your Growth and Creativity (reviewed by Cassandra Jacobs) Herring, Laraine. On Being Stuck: Tapping Into the Creative Power of Writer's Block (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Herring, Laraine. The Writing Warrior: Discovering the Courage to Free Your True Voice (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Herring, Laraine. Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Your Authentic Voice (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Hoglund, Patricia. Have I Got a Story for You: A Collection of Life's Lessons (reviewed by Kathy Waller) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Hopper, Kate. Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers (reviewed by Carol Smallwood) Memoir; Creative Life Hopper, Kippra D. and Laurie J. Churchill. Art of West Texas Women: A Celebration (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Arts/Crafts Hudson, Kathleen. Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Anthologies/Collections; Memoir; Creative Life Jack, Belinda. The Woman Reader (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) History/Current Events; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus; American Women in Their Cultural/Historical Context Jacobson-Levy, Mindy and Maureen Foy-Tornay. Finding Your Voice through Creativity: The Art and Journaling Workbook for Disordered Eating (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Creative Life Jepson, Jill. Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing with Passion and Purpose (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Johnson, Marilyn. This Book is Overdue! (reviewed by Judith Helburn) History/Current Events; Creative Life Jones, Catherine Ann. The Way of Story: The Craft & Soul of Writing (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Jones, Kidada, illustrated by Koa Jones. School of Awake: A Girl's Guide to the Universe (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Teen/Girls; Life Lessons; Creative Life Justesen, Sammie L. Speaking of Dialogue: A How-To Book For Writers (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Kane, Donna. Summer of the Horse (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Karr, Mary. The Art of Memoir (reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin) Memoir; Creative Life Kidd, Sue Monk. Firstlight (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Kidd, Sue Monk and Ann Kidd Taylor. Traveling with Pomegranates (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Memoir; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Kingston, Karen. Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Life Lessons; Creative Life Lark Crafts. 100 Pretty Little Projects (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Lax, Leah. Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home (reviewed by Debra Winegarten) Memoir; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Leal, Carmen. WriterSpeaker.com: Internet Research and Marketing for Writers and Speakers (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) LeGuin, Ursula K. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (reviewed by Dianne Lodge-Peters) Lindbergh, Reeve. Forward from Here: Leaving Middle Age—and Other Unexpected Adventures (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Linzer, Deborah Hansen. Cameo Life Stories: Writing Guide for Everywoman (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Lippincott, Sharon M. The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Memoir; Creative Life Lobenstine, Margaret. The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Active Life Lovejoy, Sharon. Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Elders Lundstrom, Meg. What To Do When You Can't Decide: Useful Tools for Finding the Answers Within (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Creative Life Lupi, Giorgia and Stefanie Posavec. Dear Data (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Lydon, Susan Gordon. The Knitting Sutra: Thoughts on Handcrafts, Nature and Spirit (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Maffin, June Mack. Soulistry: Artistry of the Soul: Creative Ways to Nurture Your Spirituality (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Major, Alice. Intersecting Sets (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Science Mak, Yee-Lum, illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley. Other Wordly: Words Both Strange and Lovely From Around the World (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Creative Life Makridakis, Marney K. Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Makridakis, Marney K. Hop, Skip, Jump: 75 Ways to Playfully Manifest a Meaningful Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Marchant, Deborah DeWit. In the Presence of Books (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Marchant, Deborah DeWit. Traveling Light: A Photographer's Journey (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Memoir; Creative Life Marinella, Sandra. The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Marquart, Jan. The Mindful Writer: Still the Mind, Free the Pen (reviewed by Lisa Shirah-Hiers) Matzkin, Alice & Richard. The Art of Aging (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life; Elders McDonnell, Jane Taylor. Living to Tell the Tale (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Creative Life; Life Lessons McEwen, Christian. Sparks from the Anvil: The Smith College Poetry Interviews (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Anthologies/Collections; Creative Life McEwen, Christian. The Tortoise Diaries: On Creativity and Slowing Down (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life McEwen, Christian. World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Memoir; Creative Life Millin, Peggy Tabor. Women, Writing, and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine (reviewed by Lisa Shirah-Hiers) Millman, Dan and Sierra Prasada. The Creative Compass: Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Morgan, Deborah. Writing Out Loud (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Morrell, Jessica Page. Thanks, But This Isn't For Us: A (Sort of) Compassionate Guide to Why Your Writing is Being Rejected (reviewed by Barbara L. Heller) Mountain Dreamer, Oriah. What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Creative Life; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration Mullin, Jill. Drawing Autism (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Life Lessons; Creative Life Murdock, Maureen. Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Myers, Linda Joy. Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story (reviewed by Judy Fettman) Body Language; Creative Life Neale, Linda. The Power of Ceremony: Restoring the Sacred in Our Selves, Our Families, Our Communities (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Life Lessons; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Niemann, Deborah. Homegrown & Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Norton, Lisa Dale. Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (reviewed by Janet Caplan) Memoir; Creative Life Orloff, Judith, M.D. Second Sight (reviewed by Linda Hoye) Memoir; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Owen, Catherine. The Other 23 & a Half Hours or Everything You Wanted to Know that Your MFA Didn't Teach You (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Packham, Jo and Jenny Doh. Where Women Create: Book of Inspiration: In the Studio & Behind the Scenes with Extraordinary Women (reviewed by Barbara L. Heller) Paglia, Camille. Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars (reviewed by Penny Leisch) History/Current Events; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Paintner, Christine Valters. The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Paris, Anne, Ph.D. Standing at the Water's Edge: Moving Past Fear, Blocks and Pitfalls to Discover the Power of Creative Immersion (reviewed by Joan Shaddox Isom) Creative Life; Life Lessons Pearson, Kim. Making History: How to remember, record, interpret, and share the events of your life (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Pedersen, Angie. The Book of Me: A Guide to Scrapbooking About Yourself (reviewed by Maggie Knorr) Pedersen, Angie. The Book of Us: A Guide to Scrapbooking About Relationships (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Perry, Susan K., Ph.D. Writing in Flow: Keys to Enhanced Creativity (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Phifer, Nan. Memoirs of the Soul: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Creative Life; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration Pipher, Mary. Writing to Change the World: An Inspiring Guide for Transforming the World With Words (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Active Life Polo, Amber. Relaxing the Writer (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Creative Life; Active Life Purroy, Carol Petersen. Your Life Oughta Be a Book (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Raab, Diana. Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Rackley, Jodie. Happy Stitch: 30 Felt & Fabric Projects for Everyday (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Redmond, Shirley Raye and Jennifer McKerley. Write a Marketable Children's Book in 7 Weeks (reviewed by Judy Miller) Reeves, Judy. A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion & Lively Muse for the Writing Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Reeves, Judy. Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing from Your Authentic Wildness (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Rehak, Melanie. Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Reilly, Lee. Teaching Maggie: Letters on Life, Writing, and the Virtues of Solid Food (reviewed by Tracie Nichols) Life Lessons; Relationships; Creative Life Reisen, Harriet. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; Creative Life Rich, Joy Hoerner, Karen Tolley, John and Judy Waller. Berta and Elmer Hader: A Lifetime of Art (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Biography; Creative Life Robinson, Lynn A. Listen: Trusting Your Inner Voice in Times of Crisis (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Life Lessons; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Rodgers, Vimala. Transform Your Life Through Handwriting (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Rosen, Kim. Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Poetry; Life Lessons; Creative Life Rosenthal, Lisa, editor. The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Rothman, Julia, Leah Goren and Rachael Cole. Ladies Drawing Night: Make Art, Get Inspired, Join the Party (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Rubin, Peggy. To Be and How to Be: Transforming Your Life Through Sacred Theatre (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Creative Life SARK. Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change into Gift and Opportunity (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Creative Life SARK. Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Life Lessons; Creative Life Scarborough, Carolyn A. Backyard Pearls: Cultivating Wisdom and Joy in Everyday Life (reviewed by Lisa Shirah-Hiers) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Schulze, Joan. The Art of Joan Schulze (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Biography; Creative Life Scott, Anne. Women, Wisdom and Dreams: The Light of the Feminine Soul (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Seale, Jan Epton. Nature Nurture Neither: A Family's Journey in Creativity (reviewed by Khadijah A.) Memoir; Creative Life Shaffer, Cynthia. Stash Happy Applique: 25 Fresh Projects for Fabric Lovers (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Shapiro, Dani. Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Shaughnessy, Susan. Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Shea, Suzanne Strempek. Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama and Other Page-Turning Adventures From a Year in a Bookstore (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Silverman, Sue William. Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Simms, Laura. Our Secret Territory (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Sims, Jade. Craft Hope: Handmade Crafts for a Cause (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Sinor, Jennifer. Letters Like the Day: On Reading Georgia O'Keeffe (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; American Women in Their Cultural/Historical Context; Creative Life Smallwood, Carol and Christine Redman-Waldeyer, editors. Writing After Retirement: Tips from Successful Retired Writers (reviewed by Diane Stanton) Anthologies/Collections; Creative Life; Elders Smallwood, Carol, Colleen S. Harris & Cynthia Brackett-Vincent, editors. Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Poetry; Creative Life Sonnenfeld, Sandi. This is How I Speak (reviewed by Catherine Cogburn) Memoir; Creative Life; Teen/Girls Soule, Amanda Blake. The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Stahle, Cheryl Butler. Slices of Life (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Stahle, Cheryl Butler. Slices of Life (reviewed by B. Lynn Goodwin) Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Starfire, Amber Lea. Week by Week: A Year's Worth of Journaling Prompts & Meditations (reviewed by Khadijah A.) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Starfire, Amber Lea. Week by Week: A Year's Worth of Journaling Prompts & Meditations (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Stone, Kelly L. Thinking Write (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Styne, Marlys Marshall. Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Memoir; Creative Life Styne, Marlys Marshall. Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Sullivan, Margaret C. Jane Austen Cover to Cover (reviewed by Olga Livshin) Summerscale, Kate. Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady (reviewed by Mary Daniels Brown) Biography; Creative Life; Relationships Surratt, Tereasa. A Very Modest Cottage (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Memoir; Creative Life; Arts/Crafts Taylor, Peggy & Charlie Murphy. Catch the Fire: An Art-Full Guide to Unleashing the Creative Power of Youth, Adults and Community (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Theroux, Phyllis. The Journal Keeper: A Memoir (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Memoir; Life Lessons; Creative Life Thomas, Abigail. Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Creative Life Thomas, Abigail. Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Memoir; Creative Life Tiberghien, Susan M. One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft (reviewed by Robin Edgar) Tomlinson, Susan Leigh. How to Keep a Naturalist's Notebook (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Arts/Crafts Waggoner, Linda M. Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Wakan, Naomi Beth. Book Ends: A Year Between the Covers (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Wakan, Naomi Beth. Compositions: Notes on the Written Word (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life Wakan, Naomi Beth. Late Bloomer: On Writing Later in Life (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Creative Life; Elders Warren, Spring. The Quarter-Acre Farm: How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for a Year (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Weldon, Michele. Writing to Save Your Life: How to Honor Your Story Through Journaling (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Welling, Tina. Writing Wild (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Welling, Tina. Writing Wild (reviewed by Dawn Wink) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment Wild, Cathy. Wild Ideas: Creativity from the Inside Out (reviewed by Pat Bean) Wilkinson, Renee. Modern Homestead: Grow, Raise, Create (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Williamson, Kate T. A Year in Japan (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Travel/Adventure; Creative Life Wilson, Sheri-D. The Spoken Word Workbook: Inspiration From Poets Who Teach (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Creative Life Windrum, Deborah F. Harvest the Bounty of Your Career (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Life Lessons; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration; Creative Life Wix, Linney. Through a Narrow Window (reviewed by Barbara L. Heller) Biography; History/Current Events; Creative Life Wooldridge, Susan G. Foolsgold: Making Something From Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Creative Life Yoest, Helen. Gardening with Confidence: 50 Ways to Add Style for Personal Creativity (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Creative Life; Active Life; Nature/Place/Environment Yolen, Jane. Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Zackheim, Victoria. The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of Youth and the Reality of Age (reviewed by Susan Ideus) Life Lessons; Creative Life Zickafoose, Julie. The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds (reviewed by Susan J. Tweit) Memoir; Creative Life; Nature/Place/Environment