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8 Books That Capture Very Specific Feelings
Every read can be a beach read if you read it on sand
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I Read 66 Books in 2024—Here Are My Top 10
Hello, and happy New Year's Eve!
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12 Nonfiction Book Recs in Honor of Nonfiction November
As Nonfiction November comes to a close, I thought, "Better late than never!" to share a list of some of the best nonfiction books I've read.
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Book Report: Best of Q2 2024
My reading was all over the place in Q2.
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Book Report: Q1 2024 Highlights
I promised I'd be here...on this blog and in your inbox...sometimes. I'm in the mood to talk about books, so buckle up (please)!
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How to Read More in 2024 + My Reading Goals
I'm often asked, "How do you read so much?" Sometimes it means the asker thinks I'm some kind of freak with no life, but usually it means the asker is…
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My Top 10 Books of 2023
Hi, Happy New Year, and welcome to my first post on my new site!
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I Read 45 Books in 2021—These Are My Top 10
I didn’t quite reach my reading goal of 50 books in 2021, but I read some amazing books nonetheless.
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The 6 Best Books I Read in 2020
The only good thing about reading far fewer books this year than last year is that it was much easier to pick favorites.
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My Top 10 Favorite Books of 2019
It was really hard to narrow down this list this year (as you can tell from how I included honorable mentions at the end for the first time).
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My 2019 Reading Goals, Rereading List, and Anticipated Releases
Well, I didn’t mean to abandon this blog for months again.
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Read and Recommended: My 8 Favorite Books of 2018
It was fun to wrap up my thoughts on the blog about what I read last year, so I’m doing it again.
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