August 2025 – Rebecca's Reading Room
3 posts published by Rebecca Budd during August 2025| Rebecca's Reading Room
3 posts published by Rebecca Budd during August 2025| Rebecca's Reading Room
The Bard’s Corner: Finding Ourselves in Shakespeare’s Sonnets Welcome to The Bard’s Corner—a new podcast series within Rebecca’s Reading Room, where we listen anew to the voice of William Shakespeare. Not as a distant literary figure confined to dusty libraries and exam rooms, but as a companion whose words still walk beside us. “From fairestContinue reading "The Bard’s Corner – Finding Ourselves in Shakespeare’s Sonnets"| Rebecca's Reading Room
There are voices in history that never quite fade—only soften, like a song carried by the wind across centuries. Sappho is one of those voices. I recently came across a poem attributed to her, thou…| Rebecca's Reading Room
Just had to share this moment with you. On this day in 1915, Robert Frost’s iconic poem “The Road Not Taken” was first published in The Atlantic Monthly. More than a century later, its opening lines still echo in our hearts: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both…” It’sContinue reading "A Milestone in Poetry August 1, 1915"| Rebecca's Reading Room
Introducing the Monthly Review This post marks the beginning of a new tradition in Rebecca’s Reading Room—a monthly reflection on the books, poems, and ideas we’ve explored together. It’s a moment to look back on the stories that shaped the past few weeks and offer a glimpse of what’s to come. I hope it becomesContinue reading "In the Company of Books: July Reflections and August Glimpses"| Rebecca's Reading Room
I’ve always loved walking—it clears the mind and opens the heart. And when I walk with an audiobook, the world around me becomes part of the story. Footsteps, wind, voices, and ideas move together in rhythm, transforming reading into a kind of journey. These walks become my personal “OnTheRoad Book Club” where the books themselvesContinue reading "The Power of Nonfiction: Lessons from Salt by Mark Kurlansky"| Rebecca's Reading Room
Some books don’t just tell a story—they invite you into a riddle, a ritual, a hidden map. The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson is one such book. It caught my imagination instan…| Rebecca's Reading Room
6 posts published by Rebecca Budd during July 2025| Rebecca's Reading Room
There is a small garden at the entrance to Granville Island that blooms most generously in early summer. It does not ask for attention. It simply offers colour, texture, and breath to those who pass. Today, I lingered there—not out of obligation or schedule, but because something in me slowed down. We often think ofContinue reading "Sunday Reflection: A Garden at the Threshold"| Rebecca's Reading Room
On this day, July 11, in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird was published—quietly, powerfully, and with the resonance of a moral bell tolling through American literary history. It was Harper Lee’s only novel for decades, but it became one of the most important works of the 20th century. ”You never really understand a person untilContinue reading "Milestone: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee"| Rebecca's Reading Room
‘It opened up something in me’: Why people are turning to bibliotherapy” by Katarina Zimmer’s article on bibliotherapy: BBC Future June 17, 2025 In a recent article, journalist Katarina Zimmer explores the rising popularity of bibliotherapy, capturing moments when people say, “It opened up something in me.” That sentence alone stopped me. I’ve felt that.Continue reading "The Serendipitous Benefits of Reading for Healing"| Rebecca's Reading Room
There are moments in life when we are called to let go — not out of indifference, but out of deep, abiding love. Georgia Douglas Johnson’s Benediction captures such a moment with tenderness and strength. It is the voice of an elder, perhaps a parent or mentor, sending their beloved into the world with aContinue reading "“Benediction” by Georgia Douglas Johnson"| Rebecca's Reading Room
Change is often met with resistance.And for good reason. It unsettles our routines, disturbs the familiar, and opens the door to the unknown. It asks us to relinquish control and step into a space …| Rebecca's Reading Room
5 posts published by Rebecca Budd during June 2025| Rebecca's Reading Room
These past few days, I’ve been thinking about what it means to create in a world that is shifting—again. I recently read an article by Thomas Germain about Google’s new AI-powered search experience…| Rebecca's Reading Room
