Each month Independent Booksellers make it known what books they love and what new books have caught their eye. In the May issue of BookSense Picks - available for free at Independent Booksellers nationwide, The Woman's Field Guide made the Notables List. Having just passed its official publication date, you might imagine I am thrilled!

Everyone who knows me has heard me say, "Support your local book store." Whether it is The Book Shelf in Tryon, Malaprops in Asheville, Osandu in Weaverville, NC or Darvill's on Orcas Island. They are all glorious, as is every Indy in between!

This month I hope readers of my blog will march themselves into their favorite Independent Bookstore, pick up a copy of the BookSense Picks and suggest to the smiling face behind the counter that they order up some copies of The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living! And while you are there, you might like to pick up a copy of The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife by Marianne Williamson. It is on my "next book to read list" and I hear great things!