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Category: Reading life

Primarily, I read to learn. Enjoyment is a reason, sure. But even when I am reading genre fiction, like fantasy

Have you ever picked up a book that sounds interesting and realized it’s set in the same month or even

I adore memoirs. Unlike biography which encompasses the width of a life, a memoir takes a specific time period or

Bookish joy comes from many sources. Some readers search used bookstores for different editions of their all-time favorites. Others love

In my mid-twenties I visited my aunt in Las Vegas and she took me to my first Vegas buffet. My

Anne and the team refer to me as the “spreadsheet queen.” That’s partially because I do some metrics reporting for

It took me over eight years to get comfortable with the concept of not finishing a book, also known as

While reviewing my previous year’s reading in preparation for our annual Team’s Best Books event, I noticed an interesting trend.

I have engaged in a practice of yearly reflection and intention setting for the past decade and a half. I

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