Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live.
This is the story of how a couple of nerd pals accidentally self-serialized a sci-fi/fantasy time travel romance mashup through social reading.
A reader of Irish heritage gets acquainted with the country through two books set against farms in Ireland.
One reader finds an unexpected, yet powerful, connection to a character.
One reader on how Freud's explanation of "The Uncanny" helped her understand her own fears.
A message to the little girl reading poetry on the subway, and to each and every one of us who choose to read for so many different reasons.
How the annual Goodreads goal informed one reader that she wasn't finishing as many books as she'd assumed, and made her rethink participation.
"Your books wake me up. Your characters stir something in me that I've not yet needed, or not yet dared, to activate..."
How does the narrative of the Strong Black Woman affect black women in the world? Consider this examination and a selection of books about black women.
A reader attended the Santa Monica Public Library's book club discussion about THE HATE U GIVE and shares the library's list of further reading.
What one reader found great company in while partaking in international train travel.
