One of the things I love most about reviewing my annual reading list is seeing the variety of genres, styles, and subject matter I spanned in a year. It’s the same sense of pride I feel when someone says “Wow, you’re really all over the place” after I share what I’m currently reading. Every reader…

The books I read this year were kind of all over the place. One minute, I’d be reading a popular fantasy series. The next, a niche film study. Then, I’d change course to humor essays. And then, I’d pick up a reimagining of a classic novel. There wasn’t much rhyme or reason to what I…

One of my goals with this year’s book list was to embrace escapism more. The previous year, I was nose-deep in heavy nonfiction and fiction topics, which really brought my mood down. It started to make reading feel like a chore. Not good for an avid reader. So this year, I decided to lighten up.…

Reading and I had a strange relationship in 2022. I started and stopped several books. I trudged through the books that I did finish, reading much slower than my usual pace (I’m normally a 100+ pages an hour kind of reader). Sometimes, I’d go weeks without reading anything. And I was weirdly embracing nonfiction way…

Every year, I try to pick a reading list with a good mix of fiction and nonfiction because I have no idea what kind of mood I’ll be in that year. Sometimes, I lean into fiction because I need an escape. Others, I lean into nonfiction because I want to learn about things I don’t…

One of my goals for 2020 was to read more. A few years ago, I got back into reading for pleasure after years of reading for the sole purpose of advancing my education or career (both of which destroyed the enjoyment aspect of reading for a hot minute). And in 2019, I managed to get…