Love this!!! I used to gobble up books but in the last few years with podcasts, newsletters, and long form pieces, I’ve whittled it down to 20 books a year. This allows me to savour books and take my time reading or re-reading passages. For non-fiction, I’ve been focusing on the business behind creativity and reading about the people who built or are behind the entertainment industry! I mostly read fiction that people recommend. I’m trying to get back into classical and contemporary fiction. Like I just wanna find a syllabus from an incredible English professor and let it inspire me!
I love your beautiful reflection on reading and writing. This especially struck me: "To love books is to be surrounded by unread stacks: a gajillion I buy, library hauls ... and I need them. They are visual expressions of my identity..."
I feel so relieved to read this. I read a fair amount (not hundreds), but I rarely hold on to the details sufficiently to have a long discussion of a book several months or years later.
Right now I’m engrossed in Erika Krouse’s Tell Me Everything. I’ve been recommending Rufi Thorpe’s Margot’s Got Money Troubles for my fellow perimenopausal moms who want to think about something else while the back-to-school dust settles.
Love this!!! I used to gobble up books but in the last few years with podcasts, newsletters, and long form pieces, I’ve whittled it down to 20 books a year. This allows me to savour books and take my time reading or re-reading passages. For non-fiction, I’ve been focusing on the business behind creativity and reading about the people who built or are behind the entertainment industry! I mostly read fiction that people recommend. I’m trying to get back into classical and contemporary fiction. Like I just wanna find a syllabus from an incredible English professor and let it inspire me!
Reading a syllabus is such a good idea to get my brain back there!
Love this & thank you for the SOP shout-out!
Congrats on all the reading! I have a huge TBR stack.
I love your beautiful reflection on reading and writing. This especially struck me: "To love books is to be surrounded by unread stacks: a gajillion I buy, library hauls ... and I need them. They are visual expressions of my identity..."
I feel so relieved to read this. I read a fair amount (not hundreds), but I rarely hold on to the details sufficiently to have a long discussion of a book several months or years later.
Right now I’m engrossed in Erika Krouse’s Tell Me Everything. I’ve been recommending Rufi Thorpe’s Margot’s Got Money Troubles for my fellow perimenopausal moms who want to think about something else while the back-to-school dust settles.