May Book Roundup
This month was a fiction extravaganza! Which was lovely, to immerse myself in so many different worlds. This month’s list reminds us why it’s good to get out of any ruts we might be in, reading-wise, and be open to all kinds of stories. If you only read literary fiction, or subsist on a steady diet of cozy mysteries, or only read nonfiction, I invite you to pick a genre or an author you haven’t read before, and try it. You might even go to your library and ask them for suggestions (my local library is still not fully open for browsing, and they’ve been putting together “to-go” bags of books they pick off the shelves for you based on the criteria you give, which is a fun way to find new books and authors you might not have gone for otherwise).
April Book Roundup
I had a very nonfiction-heavy month overall; I am in the middle of another fiction book that I may finish by the end of the week but the two novels I’ve been reading are long – 477 and 502 pages, respectively – so I’ll cut myself a little slack. It’s not about seeing how many books I can cram into a month anyway
March Book Roundup
Highlights for me this month were Craft in the Real World (nonfiction) and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (fiction). I had a pretty eclectic mix of nonfiction, but a very fantasy-based fiction mix this month, for no particular reason. I choose based on what’s interesting, but also whatever pops up as ready in my library holds list. I have so many holds, in fact, that I constantly have to recycle them so I can finish the ones I already have!
February Book Roundup
I read 6 books this month, surprising even me (and I’m in the middle of 2 more, but won’t finish them until March). I am getting quite a bit more reading done by adding a 10-20 minute reading time in the morning. Not that number of books is the goal, but it does mean that if I don’t get time to read later, at least I’ve done a little bit for the day.
January Book Roundup
After doing my “Best of 2020” book lists, I realized it might be interesting to write more often about what I’m reading as I go, rather than doing one big list. My goal this year is to read 52 books, which means one per week. So far I’m on track. This way, too, you won’t get just “the best of” but my thoughts on whatever books I happen to read. Often I’m reading as a writer, particularly in fiction, so hopefully that will be useful to you as well.
Favorite Book Roundup, Part II
Here I am again, with the second round of books I particularly enjoyed in 2020. My reading has taken a back seat in the past couple of weeks to holiday preparations, but I’m excited about this week’s list, sine these are the ones I read in the second half of the year and I found some real gems.
Favorite Book Roundup, Part I
I aim to read 52 books a year. Sometimes it’s a few more, sometimes a few less. I try to read a mix of fiction and nonfiction, and different types or genres of both. For the next two weeks, I’ll be talking about my favorites from 2020.
