It wasn’t until I played roller derby that I gained an appreciation for football. Previously I found it boring because I couldn’t understand all the rules, and was annoyed by all the start-stop-start-stop. But once I played a full contact sport (which has a TON […]
Every book I read affects me. Regardless of whether I enjoy it or not, even if I don’t finish it, everything I read teaches me something. Even if the reading experience isn’t positive, there are takeaways and inspiration to be found. Then occasionally, a book […]
It happens to the best of us. Even avid readers like myself can fall into a reading slump from time to time. Sometimes I finish a super good book (or more commonly it’s after I’ve read two or three great ones in a row,) I […]
This is a tough time of year. The joy of the holidays is behind us, everyone has stopped wishing each other a Happy New Year, and spring is still faaaaar in the distance. A couple weeks ago, I talked about my total immersion tendencies when […]
In the past, I told you about the ever growing list of books I’ve been wanting to read for ages, yet never seem to get around to. I received a lot of feedback on that post. It turns out everyone has their own version of this […]
The most feedback I’ve received for the While I Was Reading Challenge is about the poetry category. “I’m not into poetry” – Everyone Poetry was my first love when I entered the writing world. Creative non-fiction hadn’t quite taken off yet as a legitimate […]
I had recently graduated from High School when Oprah Winfrey announced her very first Book Club selection. I rushed to the library the next day, and borrowed their only copy of The Deep End of the Ocean by Jaqueline Mitchard. I flew through it over […]
Today’s post was inspired by my friend Amber, who has been on a thriller kick lately. One of my roles in my friend groups, which I take very seriously, is book recommender/reading material filter. Many of my friends are avid readers, yet while their […]
I recently came home from the store with a sourdough baguette, much to the confusion of my husband. “You don’t even like sourdough,” he observed while peering into the grocery bag. “Well yeah,” I replied. “But I just read that book about sourdough bread. […]
If you’re a book lover, chances are you have a profile on Goodreads. But I’ve discovered that even some seasoned users may not be familiar with all the features this wonderful site has to offer. Technically, Goodreads is what is known as a “social cataloging website.” […]
