Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021

15 propulsive literary mysteries that balance plot and prose

When I (metaphorically) draw the Venn Diagram of my reading life over the last year, […]

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December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

My favorite posts of 2020

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At the beginning of the new year I love to look back on where we’ve […]

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

What worked for me in 2020

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I love to do a little bit of reflection at year’s end, but I don’t […]

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

The 12 most popular posts of 2020

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I love year-end wrap-ups and superlatives, no matter the subject. Today we get to turn […]

December 23, 2020January 8, 2021

A literary tradition like no other

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A few years back my family adopted a new tradition inspired by the Icelandic Jólabókaflóðið. […]

December 22, 2020December 21, 2020

WSIRN Ep 264: Compulsively readable literary fiction

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Today I’m talking with Anna Morton, a Chicago-based mood reader with a contagious love of […]

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

The 2021 Reading Challenge

Books & Reading, Reading Challenge

Readers, I’m happy to present you with our seventh annual reading challenge. Many of you […]

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Links I love

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Today feels not just like the start of the weekend but of full-on holiday mode—it […]

December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

My favorite audiobooks and listening experiences of 2020

Audiobook, Book Lists, Books & Reading

Yesterday I shared my favorite books of 2020. Choosing favorites is hard, and so to […]

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

My favorite books of 2020

Book Lists, Books & Reading

What I’m about to say will surprise exactly no one: 2020 was an unusual reading […]

December 15, 2020

WSIRN Ep 263: It’s okay to quit reading