Latest Updates and Events of WRM

Reading can be Difficult – A Note of Encouragement

By Well-Read Mom | September 29, 2025 |

Are you feeling discouraged because reading is turning out to be harder than you thought it would be? Reading has changed for all of us.

Beyond the Oxford Comma

By Well-Read Mom | September 26, 2025 |

By the end of that project, I felt called—not only to be in a Well-Read Mom group but to lead one. This was a big surprise to me. Although I’m a lifelong reader and a professional writer, I have never been in a book club.

Two books on a patterned blanket outdoors.

The Missing Link

By Well-Read Mom | September 19, 2025 |

If more students witnessed their parents reading at home, they’d be encouraged and more likely to engage in reading, too. That is why I think Well-Read Mom is the missing link.

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Confident, Loving, True Education

By Well-Read Mom | September 12, 2025 | Comments Off on Confident, Loving, True Education

As many of us parents, teachers, and students gear up for another school year (and a thousands of women gear up for another season with Well-Read Mom), it’s helpful to consider the loving witness of true educators and how it can fuel this upcoming chapter.

Person holding book inside a car.

AI, a Choice

By Well-Read Mom | September 4, 2025 | Comments Off on AI, a Choice

Doesn’t it seem like the whole world is abuzz about the benefits (or detriments) of AI? I’ve been mulling over the AI situation because I am a teacher by trade. This is the Wild West of AI….there are no current restrictions, no studies or implications—only an invitation to a beautiful struggle.

Open book, white flower, cup of coffee.

The Things We Married: Challenges of Military Spouse Life and How We Overcame them with Literature

By Well-Read Mom | August 30, 2025 | Comments Off on The Things We Married: Challenges of Military Spouse Life and How We Overcame them with Literature

We moved books we’d bought for book clubs: souvenirs of conversations we’d had with friends we’d been immeasurably close to for short but intense seasons.

Books and mug on wooden tray.

Books, Time, and a Christening Cap

By Well-Read Mom | August 21, 2025 | Comments Off on Books, Time, and a Christening Cap

By the time I left, I knew I’d found a wonderful group of literature lovers. I could belong with them. Then everything changed.

Person holding books and a white mug.

The Wisdom of Wonder, as Discovered in the Family Supplement

By Well-Read Mom | August 15, 2025 | Comments Off on The Wisdom of Wonder, as Discovered in the Family Supplement

As women who consider ourselves—or who aspire to be—well-read, we can be too quick to dismiss the value of children’s literature for ourselves. But the Well-Read Mom team knows that children’s literature has much to offer—and not just to children.

Book on wooden table beside white chair.

An Armchair  Revolution:  Take Back Your Time

By Well-Read Mom | August 8, 2025 | Comments Off on An Armchair  Revolution:  Take Back Your Time

Approaching literature begins with leisure. Recovering leisure reading as a kind of spiritual discipline will help us move from interior boredom to an expanding inner life.

Blue book on car dashboard, blurred background.

Then and Now: The Impact of Rereading

By Well-Read Mom | July 31, 2025 | Comments Off on Then and Now: The Impact of Rereading

Then and Now: The Impact of Rereading Written by Caitlin Bootsma “You’re definitely Meg,” my younger sister insisted. “You’re the oldest, and…well, I’m obviously Jo.” I did NOT want to be Meg; couldn’t we both be Jo? There was no question then that our next sister was Amy, and, in our teenage years, no one…