It's been a long time since I've included a regular blog post, Furious Readers. While this may read as a cause for alarm, the time away has been a blessing. We've had major changes within our personal lives, but we've also in the middle of major changes here at the Read Furiously office. Big things are happening and I couldn't be happier with how everything is playing out.

When I began this blog years ago, I had done so out of sheer inspiration. I had just finished a couple of books that left me with that full-on-Thanksgiving/cat-sleeping-in-a-sun-spot/perfect-London-foggy-weather/New-York-City-in-the-springtime feeling and I wanted to share my love of reading and my pure joy at finding these books with all of you. Then, as things happen, this idea began to gestate and transform into something bigger. Something that allowed me to continue to adore books - to read as furiously as I can - but still make a bigger impact.

And here we are today. Still reading furiously, but now we have a community of furious readers - some friends, some friend-of-friends, some complete strangers that are now friends - doing our best to ensure that reading can happen at any time to anyone. Over the years, we have published prose, graphic novels, a children's book, and poetry, making sure that every book finds its true reader. On a more personal level, I've learned what I am capable of, as a publisher, as a writer, and as a reader. And now we enter the final stages of the year with so many brilliant and wonderful plans on the horizon.

Forgive me if this all sounds very wordy and unclear - I am not intentionally keeping you all in the dark. I promise that as soon as we can share the news, we will via this blog and our social media. We are preparing to grow and to share more stories with the world. We are also expanding our creator roster and adding more submission calls (if you haven't seen the details for our first NJ anthology, check it out and be sure to tell a friend).

The next coming months will feature a lot of changes that we hope will create a stronger community of furious readers inside and outside of your friendly neighborhood bookstores. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to our emailing list so you can hear about our good news as they happen. Like us on social media, send us positive thoughts, read our books - any support and/or love is always appreciated and reciprocated. Starting today, we will have a new blog post, featuring all things book or bookishly related, every Thursday.

Until then, read often, read well, read furiously.