I hope this finds you healthy and safe. I suspect this may find you cooped up and bored! These are tough times for us all. I’ve been contemplating the question on everyone’s mind right now, “How can I help others without leaving home?” The answer […]
The first month of 2020 was was a good one for me! I finished fifteen books. Only five of those were non-fiction, which isn’t quite at my 50/50 goal I have for the new year. But it’s a little better than my 25% average in […]
My local book club is meeting this week, to discuss Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. It started getting buzz even before publication in April 2019, and was a nominee for Best Nonfiction in Goodread’s Choice Awards. (I must take a moment […]
Over the past few weeks, “best of 2019” lists have been everywhere. For books, movies, albums, food, trends – you name it, there’s a list for it. I love making lists, but these are hard for me because “best” is so subjective. I’ve previously ranted […]
So many new books are published every week, it’s difficult to comprehend. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) tracks books published in every country, and they estimate that 2.2 million new titles are published worldwide each year. And that’s from data that’s six […]
The saying goes, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” In my own writing, I have told my own true stories because I find them way more fascinating and meainggful than anything I could ever make up! I enjoy fiction of all kinds, though I’m extra curious […]
October was a great reading month for me. I finished 11 books and all of them were 3 star ratings or better! I participated in the Only Own October reading challenge, hosted by a friend. It feels awesome because all 11 of those books were […]
While I read mostly fiction, I write strictly non-fiction. I make an effort to read from all genres. From personal development to science to memoir, here are six that have rocked my world so far this year. Give ’em a try, I promise you’ll learn […]
At first glance, September looks like a dud of a reading month for me. I finished ten books this month, as opposed to twenty-one in August! That’s a big difference, until you compare page numbers (not that I’m actually counting them!) I read a couple […]
June was a pretty unusual month for me. I finished fewer books than any other mont so far this year. And while I only read twelve books in June, six of them were 5-Stars, and that’s pretty noteworthy! Considering my star ratings for this list made me realize […]
