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How I read so much

May 13, 2017

A lot of people ask me how I read so many books so quickly, so I thought I’d share about that today! First of all, let me say that my employment status hasn’t really affected my reading speeds. Currently I’m self-employed making custom gold foil paper goods, but working from home doesn’t really mean I’m… Read More How I read so much

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Reading: The Bookshop On The Corner

March 4, 2017

The only way I can think to describe this book is lovely. It’s just lovely. The story is sweet and meaningful and about taking risks and caring for people, without feeling like you must go do something crazy in order to identify with this book. Jenny Colgan’s novel is a book about books: a librarian finds… Read More Reading: The Bookshop On The Corner

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Best reads of 2016: fiction edition

January 11, 2017

I love fiction. Nonfiction has its place, but fiction reigns in my reading world. Of the 93 books I read this year, a whopping 65 of them were fiction. While I’m trying to read more nonfiction, mysteries and fantasies have my heart. There’s no clear theme among what I read this year, but I did… Read More Best reads of 2016: fiction edition

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Top five fiction reads of 2015

January 13, 2016

2015 may have been the year of escapism for me in fiction. Not in the genre specifically; more in the sense that I craved books set in another time, with characters of different ages and ethnicities and life experience than myself. The memorable books had faraway settings or fantastical realities or clear journeys/goals for the… Read More Top five fiction reads of 2015