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Staying motivated to read when life is demanding and the world is on fire can be difficult. Expanding your mind through reading is a great motivator, but reading for rest has an important place, too. -
Brightly colored rom-coms with would-be lovers gazing at each other with either flirtation or annoyance are lining the shelves as we head into the unrelenting heat wave. If romance isn’t your thing or if you’re looking for something different, then look in the shade from the blockbuster beach reads for these upcoming titles on my “To Read” list.
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Here is a sampling of books to give you some ideas to focus on loving yourself first. -
In 2025, I challenge you to stop reading those books that just aren’t grabbing you and keep seeking the ones that do. -
December. The race to the finish line of the holiday season and the end of the year. Remember those things you told yourself you were going to accomplish back in January? Yeah, sorry I reminded you. -
I don’t know about you, but the end of Daylight Savings time sends me straight into hibernation mode. It’s dark by 5:30pm, which for some reason now feels like 8pm. All I want to do is curl up in a nest of blankets and cuddly cats, drink a hot beverage, and you guessed it, read a book! -
Some people have a superpower that allows them to see colors when they hear music or associate personalities to numbers. This has Carissa Kellerby thinking about books (of course). -
As school bells chime the death knell of summer (or if you were like me as a kid, the jiggle bells of an exciting new assortment of school supplies), I’m reminded of a fun subgenre of psychological suspense known as Dark Academia. -
At least once per summer at the library, I find a book in our return bin with sand still stuck in the dust jacket... -
Although I believe in colorful reading all year, being extra intentional during their assigned month of celebration is a fun way to curate some themed LGBTQIA+ summer reading. -
No more “guilty pleasure” reading. Read it loud and read it proud. -
Poetry. You either love it or avoid it. Please don’t stop reading this if you avoid it! You’re a story person. I get that. So for you, I have a question. Have you ever read a story….in verse?
