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January 2023

Reading Recaps

Reading Recap: The Month I Became a Nonfiction Reader

I generally bring some ambitious energy to January.  It’s a combination of the post-winter break return to routine, the new year, and my birthday being at the beginning of January.  It’s like the world screaming at me to CHANGE YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.  I’ve learned to take a breath and Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 4 yearsJanuary 30, 2023 ago
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11 Literary(ish) Fiction Books I Want To Read This Year

Let’s be real. My reading life would not have survived the last few years without comfort like Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series and Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club books. And lately, I feel a little tired of only reading these delightful, cozy comforts.  It’s one of those “two conflicting things are Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 4 yearsJanuary 23, 2023 ago
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12 Books About Women, Creativity, and Time That I Want To Read This Year

I was chatting with a bookish friend the other day about our reading lives.  We were both reflecting on how 2022 was filled with a ton of comfort and mood reading; thrillers for her, romance and cozy mysteries for me.  And how we were a little tired of this, actually. Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 4 yearsJanuary 17, 2023 ago
Book Lists

13 Non-Fiction Books I Want To Read This Year

Since 2013, I’ve tracked how many books I read during the year. It started out at 24, then climbed to the 40s, the 60s, back down to 40s, and then really spiked in 2020 and 2021 with 82 and 99. In 2022, I landed at 81.  Even when you have Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 4 yearsJanuary 8, 2023 ago

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