Book bans are taking over America. Even Margaret Atwood wrote about her books being banned in schools, remaining confident that young readers would find a way to a copy of The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s never been easier to access books in the history of humanity. But why are books being banned? What do we hope…
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book in one sentence: A freelancer pays her bills doing short gigs as a hench for villains, until she gets the Job of Her Dreams under the best boss you can’t even imagine. Read if: You’re a fan of The Boys. Trust me. Book length: 403 pages. Initial impressions One of my…
There’s something very romantic about being the kind of person who spends hours poring over prose. The image conveys this ideal version of you who is immune to the world’s frivolities and distractions. So, every year, we make a promise to ourselves to read more. A quick search on YouTube pulls up thousands of videos…
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book in one sentence: A world divided by obstinate religious differences is forced to unite their kingdoms due to a common enemy. Read if: You’re looking for a fun, high-fantasy novel that doesn’t have intimidating histories of lore. If you’re a LOTR or GoT fan, you may enjoy this. Book length: 700+…
Since its launch, ChatGPT has been a topic inundating every information feed. The AI language model can produce essays, articles, and code in seconds at the behest of a single prompt—introducing threats across schools, creative jobs, and some tech companies. One writer tweeted about a client wanting to cut him loose in place of ChatGPT, offering instead…
And we’re back! January was a good reading month, I enjoyed every book. There wasn’t a title I truly hated. Several selections were gems. Let me walk you through the eight books I finished last month to kickstart 2023. As usual, I went for an alternating pattern between fiction and nonfiction, with fiction being the…
November is the month of Black Friday, which means it’s time to get started on that holiday shopping (although I honestly start around October, because planning ahead is my personality). If you want to gift your bookish loved ones something other than another book that will lengthen their TBR, here are ten ideas to consider!…
In honor of my birth month, I am sharing five books that helped me reflect, heal, and grow over the past year. The lessons from these books have helped me uncover difficult truths I had buried deep down for many years. Sometimes the wisdom of others gives warmth and solace in a way that even…
If you read this blog, it’s possible you suffer from a debilitating spending problem that haunts many bookworms. Despite a stack of books you’ve lined up for reading, you insist on buying new books anyway. And the stack piles. And piles. And piles. And one day, you’ll find that 80% of the floor space in your apartment is dedicated to stacking books you haven’t read, and you sit there, towered over by mountains of literature, racked with guilt and overwhelm. Hopefully, you are not in debt.
It doesn’t have to get this far.
You know a season is global regardless of hemisphere when it is heralded by the arrival of overpriced coffee beverages by coffee chains. It’s September, which means it’s pumpkin spice latte season. And the only thing you should be holding other than a cup of pumpkin spice latte is a book. Not just any book….
