I’m high on finishing the editing pass I wrote about last month, so I thought I’d celebrate with a little community discussion! I switched my reading tracking over from Goodreads to The StoryGraph last year for a whole bunch of reasons (most notably, they’re not owned by Amazon and I’m in a real “Damn the Man! Save the Empire!” kind of mood these days), but a feature I big time squishy-heart love about it is their Reading Challenges. I never met a checkbox to-do list I didn’t like, so assigning books to prompts and marking them off when I finish is a big thrill for me.
I’ve been trying for the past several years to diversify my reading life, so my challenges this year revolve around reading more marginalized authors and characters. I also like to try and read books I’ve had queued the longest first. And of course, I’m always reading within my genre for professional research. And fun.
I’m currently reading Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova, an urban YA fantasy with a Latina main character, and Meet Cute by Helena Hunting, an open-door contemporary romance that includes both enemies-to-lovers and second-chance tropes. I typically go for eBooks, because my ereader is easier to hold even when I’m having a bad joint pain day AND my library has an excellent digital selection.
How about you, friends? What are you reading? And why? And how? HELP ME FILL THE EVER-HUNGRY MAW OF THE TBR BEAST! Comment below and let’s swap recs!
Believe it or not I'm reading Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote and an awesome, dark & upsetting environmental Sci Fi called The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Just finished: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (phenomenal), Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen (fun), Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton (about the first expedition to winter-over in Antarctica, because I'm about to do that myself. very insightful).
Currently reading: Winter is Coming by Gary Kasparov (re-reading because current events), The Martian by Andy Weir (also re-reading because I just enjoy it).
Looking for more easy fun fiction to pass the time (dystopian YA --not my jam).
Yay you finished editing!! I’m reading about 5 books right now (not counting 2 Bibles): several non-fiction, Suffering by Paul David Tripp (a gift of help and strength in some understanding), Rees Howells Intercessor by Norman Grubb, One Simple Gift by Debbie Macomber (I really like it, her fiction has too much romance for me), & Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta (a splendid book on brain health). One fiction, Almost Home by Valerie Luesse (slow start but getting better—there’s a pirate!).
Believe it or not I'm reading Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote and an awesome, dark & upsetting environmental Sci Fi called The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Just finished: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (phenomenal), Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen (fun), Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton (about the first expedition to winter-over in Antarctica, because I'm about to do that myself. very insightful).
Currently reading: Winter is Coming by Gary Kasparov (re-reading because current events), The Martian by Andy Weir (also re-reading because I just enjoy it).
Looking for more easy fun fiction to pass the time (dystopian YA --not my jam).
Yay you finished editing!! I’m reading about 5 books right now (not counting 2 Bibles): several non-fiction, Suffering by Paul David Tripp (a gift of help and strength in some understanding), Rees Howells Intercessor by Norman Grubb, One Simple Gift by Debbie Macomber (I really like it, her fiction has too much romance for me), & Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta (a splendid book on brain health). One fiction, Almost Home by Valerie Luesse (slow start but getting better—there’s a pirate!).