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July 2023

Reading Recaps

July Reading Recap: A Little of This, A Little of That

July was all about returning to routines and settling into a summer schedule at home, and books were an anchor for me during this time. Lots of walking while listening to three audiobooks; a read aloud book with my oldest child, and three print books filled my cup this month. Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 3 yearsJuly 30, 2023 ago
Finding Time To Read

A Day In The Life of  Reader: Summer Edition

I did one of these posts back in the fall and it was so interesting to reflect on how I spend my time during a day and when I fit reading in – so I thought I’d do another one. This summer we’ve been doing an earlier pickup from daycare Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 3 yearsJuly 23, 2023 ago
Book Lists

Books I’ve Paused On Lately

On Bookstagram lately, I’ve seen more discussion of writing critical book reviews and why many book reviewers don’t do it. One of my favorite book people, Traci, from @thestackspod, opened a discussion about this. I shared that I don’t generally write critical book reviews because I don’t finish books that Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 3 yearsJuly 15, 2023 ago
Book Lists

My Top 15 Books of the Year … So Far

It’s July, y’all. We are well into summer here in Texas, and actually have only 4.5 more weeks until school starts again.  Every year, for the past couple of years, I’ve made a goal of reading 100 books. I’ve never actually met the goal, but I enjoy working toward it. Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 3 yearsJuly 9, 2023 ago
Reading Recaps

June Reading Recap: A Month of Books With Unique Structure

Hello, friends. I’ve been over here reading, but not finding the time to recap the last two months. But I’m back! June was a joyful reading month for me; lots of books with unique structure that kept me turning the pages or listening. It helped that for a week and Read more…

By The Connected Reader, 3 yearsJuly 2, 2023 ago

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