Ok, so I've been on a bit of a hiatus. I wasn't planning on taking a break from Billow Talk so early in the game, but it happened. To be honest with you all, life has been kicking my ass lately. Over the past few months,

I didn't grow up around many bookshops and the one room local libraries were always at least a 30 minute drive away. As a kid, getting to spend time surrounded by so many books was a special treat—even now, I find these places to be sources of