Be it books, movies, or even games… if it doesn’t have a genre home in the media tab you can probably find it here. These articles are USUALLY (but not always) book related, formerly found in the “book related” section of the original “media” or “books” tab.
United States of Tara (2009-2011)
TV Show Review
Goodbye Old (Book) Friends
When faith and conviction meet
Children's Books and Reading Challenges
On deciding whether or not to count children's books towards personal reading goals.
Goodreads Reading and Missing the Mark
Failing to reach a reading goal with ideas to fix the issue.
Reducing My Reading Challenge
On resetting a reading goal to something more realistic (and why).
Reintroducing a Reading Habit
A plan to reestablish a reading habit after starting a family.
My Best and Worst Books Read in 2020
The books I liked (and the ones I didn't) out of thirty-five read.
Book Lover's Day and How to Celebrate
Ideas for a book lover's celebration and some of my favorite book choices for said celebration.
Why I Read the Same Books Over and Over
A diagnosis of why I re-read the same books (sometimes dozens of times) and musings on whether you should too.
Why I Read Many Books at One Time
With 13 "currently reading" books at the moment, I break down the reason why, and explain whether or not it's a good fit for other readers.
My Best and Worst Books of 2019
14,327 pages and fifty books later, these were my favorite (and eh hem, not so much) books of the year.
Why I Give My Husband Assigned Reading
Breaking down why I have a husband specific "assigned" reading list (and how those books are chosen).
5 Books About Mental Illness (You Haven't Read Yet)
These books had less than 1,000 reviews on Goodreads at the time.
5 Spectacular Books (You've -Probably- Never Heard Of)
Hidden gems in genres from mystery to memoir, with less than 1,000 Goodreads reviews at the time of writing this article.
Why (and How) I'm Clearing Off My Bookshelves (with 5 Easy Steps)
Spring cleaning book dragon style; a few easy steps to cull an overwhelmed book collection (and shelf).
My Best and Worst of 2018
My first "best and worst" curation, these reads were the best of the best (and the worst of the worst) from the nearly fifty books I read in 2018.
