What if the best loaf you'll ever bake isn't waiting in a bakery... but already alive on your kitchen counter?It started with a jar of flour and water on a quiet evening. No fancy tools. No culinary degree. Just curiosity and the faint, almost magical smell of fermentation. Days later, the oven door opened, and there it was: a crackling crust, a soft, airy crumb, and a sense of pride so real it felt life-changing. That moment is what pulls people into sourdough-and it's exactly the moment Navigating Sourdough Baking was written for.In Navigating Sourdough Baking, Sarah V. Myles takes you by the hand and guides you through the world of sourdough with clarity, confidence, and calm. This isn't another confusing baking manual filled with rigid rules and intimidating jargon. This is a companion one that shows you how to read your dough, trust the process, and finally stop wasting time, flour, and energy on loaves that don't rise.Readers everywhere are discovering something unexpected: Their bread is better than anything they've bought beforeTheir kitchens feel calmer, more intentionalBaking has become therapy, not stressAnd the truth? They all started where you are right now.This book reveals the techniques, rhythms, and quiet secrets that experienced sourdough bakers don't always explain-how to build a strong starter, how to fix "dead" dough, how to bake consistently without obsession. Once you understand this, sourdough stops being mysterious... and starts becoming yours.⚠️ Here's the part most people miss: Every day you wait, more home bakers are mastering sourdough, sharing their loaves, saving money, impressing family, and finding joy in a skill that lasts a lifetime. They're no more talented than you but they did start.This book is quickly becoming the guide people wish they had before months of trial and error. The kind of book that gets flour-dusted, bookmarked, and quietly recommended with, "Trust me get this one."If you've ever thought, "I'll start someday," this is your sign.If you've failed before, this is your reset.If you want bread that feels alive, nourishing, and deeply satisfying this is your moment.Don't miss the window.Sourdough rewards those who begin.