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 […]
I did a post on this topic last year at this time, and decided to do another longer one this year. There are so many fabulous memoirs in this category being published every week! One way to recognize LGBTQ communities is to make […]
Journaling gets a bad rap because it brings to mind a teenage girl’s diary, and deep emotional exploration. Don’t get me wrong, those things are great. I journal every day to process my world and stay sane. But a journal doesn’t have to have those […]
Full disclosure, I did not love Tara Westover’s memoir Educated. I did not like Educated. In fact, I didn’t even finish Educated. I started it twice, once on audio and once in physical form, but didn’t get far either time. I just couldn’t get into it. […]
When my mother-in-law asked for used books for Christmas last year, of course I gifted her a bag full of paperbacks! As she’s read them over the course of this year, she gives me updates and we’ve had some neat discussions. I even read her […]
Sometime last year, my friend B sent me a text asking for my opinion on a book and it led to a discussion about similar authors. In regard to Fredrick Backman novel she was reading, I said it was a weird one and her response […]
