Most of my library reads these days are my endless pursuit of comp titles for my speculative fiction novel. Feel free to share your own struggle for comps, your own success with comps, or your own questions about what the heck comps are, and I’ll commiserate/cheer/answer anything in the comments. 😅 I first read UselessContinue reading “December Reading List”
Category Archives: Reading
November Reading List
I read three books this month, and a part of me is curious how many I’ll manage in December. There’s still plenty of time for reading in 2023! I don’t usually read thrillers, but I did enjoy this one, and I’ve actually enjoyed a few others I’ve read (so maybe I really should read moreContinue reading “November Reading List”
October Reading List
I managed to get to a few more books in October than I did in September. As we near the end of the year, I’ve read 35 books, not counting what I’ll read in November and December! Not too bad; my goal was 50, and I’m not going to make it, but I’ll come reasonablyContinue reading “October Reading List”
September Reading List
This post is a bit later than I’d planned, but I did manage to fit just two books into my September plans along with everything else. Both were apparently Reese’s Book Club picks (I don’t usually choose books based on awards, “book club” tags, etc., but it just kind of happened this way in September).Continue reading “September Reading List”
July Reading List
My July opened with a family camping trip and ended with a countryside trip to celebrate a dear friend’s upcoming wedding. It was a month that included many ups and downs and (unfortunately) not nearly enough writing, but it involved a decent amount of reading. Here’s a look at what I read this month: IContinue reading “July Reading List”
in the before and the after
time, for myself, is now bifurcated, cleaved around its natural disaster channeled endlessly, sometimes I hate it tunneled through disease: before and after I comb through the past but can’t reconcile before the hourglass flipped on its side, pooling in hollow in-between miles, pouring sand through fingers splayed, I reside on the other side, aContinue reading “in the before and the after”
June Reading List
Since I managed to devour several books this month, I’m going to attempt a condensed version of my reading list post. I’ll try to post just a one-sentence summary of each and just a bit about why I chose to read each book and what I liked best about them. “The Haunting of Cambria” byContinue reading “June Reading List”
May Reading List
The first book I read this month was “Moon Over Madeline Island” by Jay Gilbertson. I met Jay at a local memoir workshop I attended back in October and November. He complimented my writing style and even kindly read my completed memoir manuscript for me just last month with very sweet feedback. He owned aContinue reading “May Reading List”
April’s Reading List
This month, I managed only one novel-length book due to the intensity of my teaching schedule and other commitments. As much as I would love to spend days lounging and reading, it’s just not in the cards at this time in my life– though, maybe I can sneak in a bit more of that inContinue reading “April’s Reading List”
March Reading List
I woke up yesterday to a little April Fool’s joke played on us by nature: another several inches of snow on the ground. Most of it melted today. I think we’re finally, maybe, on the way to spring over here– it’s sure taken long enough, though! The gloomy weather of March made me grateful thatContinue reading “March Reading List”
Words and Coffee Writing 