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 […]
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 […]
