Tag Archives: fiction
October 2020 Reading Update
I love looking back at what I’ve read each month because it helps keep me accountable (to myself!), it helps me reflect on the diversity of what I’ve read, and it’s great to be able to search my blog for … Continue reading
September 2020 Reading Update
In September I read a lot more than I have been, and an interesting range of books. I keep a never-ending list of recommended books, so I also have something to look for when I need a new book. Here … Continue reading
August 2020 Reading Update
I hit another reading wall this month. I think it was a combination of more work reading as we opened up a new school year (virtually), more stress, and more time outside when I wasn’t working. Also, I am enjoying … Continue reading
June 2020 Reading Update
In May I finally got out of the quarantine fog enough to enjoy a lot of fun reading. By then George Floyd was murdered and I changed my viewpoint. I spent a lot of time trying to immerse myself in … Continue reading
April 2020 Reading Update
Since the pandemic and quarantine, I have found it so hard to concentrate on reading. I’ve read enough articles and posts to know I’m not alone in this. I felt guilty for awhile, but I know that I need to … Continue reading
March 2020 Reading Update
This month I didn’t enter the first book on this list until March 17. It has been a crazy month, between work travel, my own sickness (not the virus!), and then all the work to close schools and plan for … Continue reading
What I Read in 2019
Every year I keep track of what I’ve read. I personally have a goal to beat my previous year’s record of books read, though that didn’t happen last year. This year I also had a goal to read more Young … Continue reading
December Reading Update [2019]
I’m so proud of not only how much I read, but the diverse things I read this year. I’m publishing this in mid-December, as I’m about to leave on a vacation. I know I will read more at the end … Continue reading
October Reading Update [2019]
My reading life goes through phases. Some months I’m into audiobooks every day in a row, and then I switch over to catch up on my favorite podcasts and I skip books for awhile. Some weeks I have many late … Continue reading
September Reading Update [2019]
As of the end of this month, I have read 71 books this year. That is more than I read in all of 2018, 2017, or 2015, and two more than I read in 2016. I keep track of these … Continue reading