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I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based art and lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs. I’ve always enjoyed making every moment special, even the most ordinary of moments, and believe that there is beauty in the everyday. Learn More…
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Everything I Read in September 2026
This months list of reading recommendations is includes many novels in my favorite genre (crime/suspense) with several of the authors being new to me. (Also one book had a surprise acknowledgement in the end, you’ll have to…
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Every Room Remembers with Author Tara Badstubner
Tara Badstubner’s debut novel deals with difficult subjects (grief after losing a spouse/depression) and centers around SJ following the loss of her husband in a tragic accident. Set between Sleepy Hollow, New York where SJ lived with…
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The Gates of Midnight with Author Helene Wecker
Today marks the release of the final novel in The Golem and the Jinni trilogy by New York Times Bestselling Author, Helene Wecker. In the final novel we rejoin Chava and Ahmad in the 1920s-1930s the era…
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Everything I Read in July 2026
With the current nursing school term coming to a close at the end of August, I’ve not had as much time to squeeze in some ‘just for fun’ reading. I’ve also found myself leaning more into audiobooks…
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The Roommate Rule | Q&A with Author Georgia Stone
If you’ve read Georgia’s previous novel, The Friendship Fling, you’ll know why she’s been named the ‘British Emily Henry,’ and I’m so excited to share about her most recent novel, The Roommate Rule. The features Ava’s best friend Dylan,…
