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Good luck, Meghan – the history of royal weddings
Perhaps the only wilful act in the entire lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II was her single-minded insistence on marrying, for love, an outlier prince from an exiled and vagabond Greek royal family – the naval officer who turned her head as a 13-year-old. The union with Prince...
Books my mother taught me to love
Samantha Cowan and her mother, Leslie Cowan. One of the greatest gifts my mom has given me is a deep love and appreciation for stories. Whether it's reading, going to the movies or the made-up tales she told me when I was little, storytelling has always been an...
Wellness guru, Sarah Nicole, talks self-care and balance
Sarah Nicole is a social media influencer behind the Instagram account @TheBirdsPapaya, and has lost 100 pounds by practicing self-care and healthy habits.
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Five products for everyday wellness
From aerial yoga classes to green juice diets, everyone is on the hunt for the next big health kick. Here are five products to improve your wellness.
One mom's tips for creating adventures through reading
There was a time when holidays were a highlight of my year, something I counted down to with excitement for weeks in advance. However, that was pre-kids. Now as a mum, holidays creep up on me like a third glass of wine. I have four kids under the...
Liz Maverick on classic romantic fantasies
We recently partnered with Serial Box to bring you Royally Yours, a six-part feel-good serial inspired by the upcoming Royal Wedding. First up? Liz Maverick’s The Paparazzo and the Queen’s Guard. Here’s a sneak peek! *** There’s something delicious about a commoner becoming a princess. It’s one...
Festival season: five songs and their literary match
April is usually the month of non-stop rain (please stop raining), Easter, and for some, impatiently waiting for the summer sun. For others, it’s the beginning of something else: music festival season. It starts slowly – one day you see your friends tweeting about ticket prices; then...
Books for people with short attention spans
As a bookworm, it brings me great grief to say, my friends have a hard time paying attention. At least to books anyway. There are so many other things they could do. They can stream any song in the history of the world for just $10 a...
Paris by the book: Edith de Belleville's literary tours of Paris
Edith de Belleville has turned a love of books, literature, art, and a passion for Paris into an unlikely second career. Her name is not actually Mademoiselle de Belleville, it is her nom de…well, not plume. Nom de journée? A lawyer by another name by day, Edith...
Author Interviews
Vivica A. Fox: storyteller, leader, hustler
Follow The Reader is our series featuring unconventional leaders and trailblazers. “The way I speak might be street, but I’m sweet.” That’s Vivica A. Fox in a nutshell.I recently sat down with the ultra-down-to-earth Hollywood star ahead of the launch of her new book, Every Day I'm Hustling...