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Carrie ObryCarrie acquires spiritual self-help for Llewellyn and has enjoyed a lifelong career in book publishing. She loves mindful pursuits such as cooking, writing, and cycling and regularly attempts to get better at yoga. |
Spring is coming! The temperature is creeping above 32 degrees and birds are chirping away every morning. It’s the perfect time to start making plans for growing, cooking, eating, and healing with all things green and fresh.
Publishers Weekly chimed in at just the right time with a pitch-perfect review of one of our newly released books: [...]
It’s that time of year again — Girl Scout Cookie season, which has been part of our culture for more than 80 years. With so many nostalgic and nearly-addictive cookies in the line-up, it’s hard not to overindulge. It helps that they go oh-so-well with a cup of coffee or tea and support a great cause. [...]
The latest edition of Martha Stewart’s Body & Soul magazine features a story called “Hooked on Psychics.” It’s an intimate, first-person account of the author becoming more or less “addicted” to psychic readings.
At her worst, the author admits to having called as many as 10 psychics in one day–and at $1.99 to $19.99 an hour, this [...]
Dating can be such a tricky game. It too often seems that each sex is innately wired to drive the other a mild form of crazy. Too often, indirect communication and clever one-upsmanship are common ways in which men and women communicate. How often are wonderful first dates never followed up on? How often do women call their [...]
Even though Maureen Dowd wrote about women’s happiness at the New York Times more than a month ago, I’m still thinking about it today. Research shows that women’s levels of happiness decrease as they age. Based on the research she has read and the women she has talked to, Dowd draws a bold conclusion: “Women [...]
I’ve always loved Rumi’s poetry, but every time I hear this one, I nearly stop in my tracks.
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” [...]
One of the most fulfilling aspects of my job as an acquisitions editor is publishing the work of a new author. We work together as their book evolves from just a concept to a final book sold in stores around the country and the world.
When I first met intuitive coach Jodi Livon in August of [...]