When was the last time you quit a book? How long did you give it? Why did you give up on that book?
Archives for August 2018
The Summer Reading List
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written an ‘Everything I Read This Month + Currently Reading‘ post. I believe the last one I did was in February? And I call myself a book blogger… Well SIX MONTHS LATER I’m going to post one massive roundup. It’s going to cover everything I’ve read this summer.
The Book I Want to Buy All My Female Family & Friends
If you’re one of my regular male readers, please stop here. Dad and Uncle Reed — that means you too. Females only for this post, alright? If you have a vagina or identify as a female, please — proceed on!
These are Thirty Things
Pamela Redmond Satran is a writer for Glamour magazine. In 1997 she wrote a list that went utterly viral, before the word viral meant anything. This super popular article was entitled 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She’s 30. And it became sensational. So much so that 15 years later, Glamour magazine gathered its…
PSA: 18th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival
YOU GUYS! The National Book Festival is back for their 18th year in a row. It’s happening over Labor Day Weekend, on Saturday, September 1st at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. It’s a free event and open to the public. An all day ordeal, with author presentations and book signings, from 9:30AM through 6:45PM….
Five BOTM Books I’m Pumped to Read
OK, so you know how a few months ago I rounded up all the books from all over my house? And swore I wouldn’t checkout anymore library books, buy anymore books, or read anymore books until I got through said pile? Yeah, me too. I’ve been an active member of BOTM (Book of the Month)…