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January 2, 2019

Challenges & Goals for 2019

January 2, 2019

Challenges and Goals for 20192018 was a whirlwind of a year for me with incredible highs and some of my worst lows. Looking back, there’s a lot to be grateful for but also a lot I wish I had dealt with differently. It’s because of these that this blog took quite a hit.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

October 4, 2018

Waterstones Visit: 3 Books Hauled, 57 on My Wishlist

October 4, 2018

Waterstones Visit: 3 Books Hauled, 57 on My WishlistRecently, I spent nearly four weeks in the UK. During that time, I had the pleasure of visiting several bookstores. Of course, that included Waterstones Piccadilly, allegedly the largest bookshop in Europe. It’s definitely huge! I also popped into outlets in Richmond, Cambridge, Stoke-on-Trent and Bath. After all that browsing, I amassed a large folder of photos on my phone with books I’d added to my wishlist.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

March 22, 2018

The Value of Read vs. Unread Books

March 22, 2018

The Value of Read vs Unread Books — Valuing books against the anti-library, tsundoku and minimalismA few years ago, I came across one of Sana’s Goodreads shelves that she had named anti-library. While the term still unsettles me as much today as it did back then, the idea behind it is a poignant one. You see, the anti-library contains books the owner hasn’t read, a point of greater importance to Umberto Eco. For many a reader, this is also known as the TBR (to be read) pile. Interestingly, several bloggers find that the TBR pile has become a source of stress, and some feel liberated without one.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

March 12, 2018

10 Things You Can Do While Listening to Audiobooks

March 12, 2018

10 Things You Can Do While Listening to Audiobooks — Sometimes print books aren’t an option, so here’s where audiobooks come inWhen it comes to reading, I embrace every format. Paperbacks, hardcovers, ebooks and audiobooks each have their time and place. The one format that’s made a the most difference for me though, is audiobooks. Without them, I’d get through significantly fewer titles each year. Why is that? I can listen to audiobooks when I might otherwise not be able to read.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

January 24, 2018

2017 Reading Stats and Reflections

January 24, 2018

2017 Reading Stats and Reflections — Looking back on the books that I read in 2017Last year, my goal was to continue my yearly streak since 2014 of at least a hundred books. In the end, I exceeded it a fair bit with 129 books — 127, if I exclude the re-reads of two books that I read twice within the year.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

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