Content warning: this post talks about pregnancy loss. I’m reading The Lord of the Rings for the first time. I somehow managed to major in English literature without encountering spoilers…
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When I tell people I majored in English, they generally cringe. Very few people, it seems, enjoyed their high school English class. They feel they were forced to read books…
Christmas feels hard this year. With everything that’s changed in our world over the course of 2020, many of us are finding that the traditions we’ve always observed around this…
I’ve been home a lot lately. I’m guessing most of you have been as well. For the first time in probably forever, I have nowhere to be but right here.…
There was a time before televisions when families spent their evenings sitting by cozy firesides. They whittled tools and toys out of wood; they polished hunting rifles and mended clothing…
The word “criticism” has gotten a bad name in recent years. When we hear the word, the first thing that comes to mind is probably someone pointing out all the…
Day 3 of the New York Times “Be a Better Reader in 7 Days” challenge is to “Read More Deeply”. Sounds great, right? There’s just one question: how? The first…
So let’s say you want to read more—but, somehow, it’s not happening. You’ve chosen a book and you’ve decided when you want to read, but when it comes down to…
Sometimes, the biggest obstacle to reading isn’t finding the time—it’s finding a book you want to read. Yesterday on Facebook, I picked a book for the month using questions from…
If you’ve read my last post, you probably know I’m starting a 7-day reading challenge on Monday. Depending how much time you’ve spent on the bookish side of the Internet,…