September Reads
I didn't get to read as much this month as I would have liked; September's words were snatched between meetings and quickly devoured on...
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- Aug 30
August Reads
As much as I plan on focusing my reading every month, I tend to pick up anything that comes my way. August was no exception. Jude the...
- Aug 22
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
How can you not like a book with a title like that? The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is considered a sci-fi classic, and Heinlein is often...
- Aug 21
Second Time's Not the Charm
One of my friends said that an author's first book will always be their best: it's a culmination of life experience and artistic drive,...
- Aug 5
The Statistics of Literature
Did I spend an hour organizing my Goodreads books into genre-based shelves? Yes, yes I did. I'm always trying to diversify my reading. I...
- Aug 1
July Reads: A Month of Sci-Fi
This month, I got as far away from the heat as I could: mentally, at least. What better way to cool off than with some sci-fi escapism?...
- Jul 1
June Reads
I dedicated this month to reading books personally recommended to me. Some were hits, others misses, but as always: a book passed along...
- Jun 26
Solaris
I've written before about wishing I'd let myself love sci-fi earlier (my braces, nasal spray, and frizzy hair seemed like enough against...
- Jun 22
On Creative Writing and Daydreaming
I just finished Freud's On Creative Writing and Daydreaming, as well as a handful of essays analysing his analysis. Freud's main focus is...
- Jun 14
This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch
I mean, I had to read it. Tabitha Carvan's book, on the surface, is about her midlife fascination with Cumberbatch: every film he's in,...
- May 31
May Reads
Most of May's pages were read in airports and metro stations, which is fitting: my feelings on these books are all over the place. 1....
- May 4
10 Books I Read in April
I've decided to start reflecting on what I've read over the past month to see if it affects what I read in the next. Hopefully it will...
- Apr 21
How High We Go in the Dark
It's a pandemic story, but hopeful. It's sci-fi, but also a romance, and a space opera, and...oh, about four other genres are packed in...
- Apr 16
Breaking into NonFiction
I'll choose a novel over a memoir or history book any day of the week, but I've come to love nonfiction nearly as much in the past few...
- Apr 14
Anne of Green Gables: A Begrudged Love
I admit it: I can be a bit of a book snob. If a series is ridiculously popular, I tend to turn my back on it. It look me forever to read...
- Mar 7
The Swimmers
Julie Otsuka's The Swimmers is a metaphor-heavy read. The entire first half details the dread felt by pool-goers when a small crack...
- Dec 29, 2021
Tomes & Tidbits
I just finished The Books of Jacob, an absolute tome of a book, and it easily snuck its way into my top reads. I forgot how immersive it...
- Dec 7, 2021
Top 10 Books of 2021
If your 2022 resolutions include reading more, give these a try. Note: Books were read, not necessarily published, this year. 1....
- Nov 16, 2021
Murakami
I'm a big Goodreads fan, meaning I usually take time to reflect after finishing a novel. The main benefit comes from sitting down and...
- Oct 1, 2021
Bewilderment
Richard Powers' Overstory is one of my favorite novels: It weaves together multiple storylines like intertwined branches, the overarching...