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Behind the Book: The Heart That Found You

Author feature Children's picture books

When I became a mom through adoption, I started looking for children’s books that could help me talk to my daughter about how our family came to be.  I was looking for something gentle, joyful,...

Monday Made Beautiful: Simple Pairings to Get You in the Holiday Mood

Author feature Food & cooking

As the hustle of the holidays begins to peek around the corner, there’s something refreshing about slowing down and finding beauty in simplicity. This month, I’m continuing my seasonal cocktail and appetizer series with The...

Falling for Midweek Gatherings: A Cozy Cocktail & Charcuterie Pairing

This season, I’m teaming up with The Collective Book Studio to share a three-part blog series featuring seasonal cocktail and appetizer pairings—one for each remaining month of the season.   To kick it off, we...

Redefining the Alphabet with These ABCs Belong to Me! by Alicia McKenzie

Children's picture books

When Alicia McKenzie first shared her manuscript for These ABCs Belong to Me!, we immediately felt its power. The book reclaims words that children often hear used against them and transforms them into affirmations of...

Rethink Publishing Culture

Partnership publishing

At The Collective Book Studio, we are rethinking publishing culture—we are creating a work environment that is collaborative, transparent, and inclusive. For authors, this means a partnership that goes beyond the transactional. Rather than giving...

The Collective Book Studio’s Five Favorite Books About the Beach

In celebration of the July publication of Laura Atkins’ Bringing the Beach Home (illus. by Evgenia Penman), we compiled a list of our favorite books about the beach (all of which can also be enjoyed...

The Power of High-Contrast Art and Meaningful Words: A New Approach to Newborn Connection

Family bonding Parenting

Bringing a newborn home is an overwhelming, beautiful, and transformative experience. For many parents, those first days are filled with an intense desire to connect, to bond, and to provide the very best for their...

Celebrate Earth Day with A Nature Inspired Collage

Author feature Children's picture books Family bonding

Today, I stepped outside onto my front porch to observe the trees swaying in the constant San Francisco breeze. The sunlight cast mere foot-long shadow shapes and created micro-climates as it peeked through and around...

Celebrate Passover with Angela Engel

Food & cooking Holidays Jewish voices

Food has such a strong way of connecting us to memories and traditions. What dishes did you love most as a kid during Passover? Any that you still make every year? For me, something is...