I did it! I DID IT. I completed my Goodreads reading challenge for 2017! And more than that, I beat my goal by 14 books for a total of 43 books in a year. Thanks to Goodreads' cool "My Year in Books" feature, I can also tell you that the list below of what I read in 2017 includes 17,128 pages worth ...
What I Read: 2017, pt. 1
This post contains affiliate links. A while back my dad gifted me with the quintessential writing manual, On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft by Stephen King. It was both his way of telling me I could do it and gently nudging me to get back into writing. It has since traveled everywhere with ...
A feminist book list: books that inspired my soul
Hello, friends! I know what you're thinking: We never see you on a Tuesday! Well I'm sure you remember that awesome giveaway that I won (and am obviously still not over) on Kelly's blog. Besides this lovely blog design, I also got the opportunity to hang out on Brita's sidebar for the month of ...
What I Read: Spring
Now that we're back from vacation, I feel like things are finally started to get back to normal. Unfortunately I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to while we were away; I guess riding across Kentucky and drinking bourbon will do that to you! Right now I have a Kindle full of half-read books, ...
10 classic books to take to the beach
One common misconception about classic books is that they are no fun to read and will take you forever to get through. In short, they're not books to take to the beach with you. But I reject this idea. Sure, there are some classics that I can't imagine cracking open on a lounge chair. I'm not ...