What I read in January, 2017.

From current Russian History to YA fantasy, I had a lot to finish in January before I left for Madrid..

Reading restrictions.

I fly to New York on Saturday, and thence onward to Madrid. Trying to make some tough choices about what books to bring along.

How to choose a book to read.

Ever struggle to pick out a book to read? Here's my recommendations for making your choice.

Rebuilding the reading habit.

I've always wanted to think of myself as a reader, but I spent a while as an adult struggling to finish a book. Here's how I built my habit again.

Criticism and ridicule.

Thoughts about Trump and Freedom of Speech, as inspired by Arkady Ostrovsky's book The Invention of Russia.

What I read in November

My reading list in November included Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coats, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, and We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Give them a read!

What I read in October

The Bell Jar, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Go Set a Watchman... from Harper Lee to Sylvia Plath, I got a lot read last month. And that's not even counting non-fiction.