#Our Reading Lives

Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live.

REVIVING OPHELIA, 25 Years Later

A reader who was inspired to pursue a career in psychology remembers the impact of reading REVIVING OPHELIA, and examines the updated new edition.

R.F. Kuang, The Nanking Massacre, and Reading Flashbacks

On Not Spring Cleaning My TBR

There is an argument for not spring cleaning your TBR. Books come into our lives for a reason. Till they are read, the reason hasn't been met.

How Audiobooks Kept Me Afloat in a Job I Don’t Like

On the verge of moving on to a new country for a new start, a reader reflects on the role audiobooks played in lessening her struggle as a housecleaner.

Remembering My Literary Landmarks In Livermore, California

I Moved to Stoneybrook But I Still Can’t Hire a Baby-Sitter

That Airbnb Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland? Reader, I Ran It…

That AirBnB bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland? Reader, I ran it. And I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Books have always been in my blood and now, Wigtown is too.

Books About Introverts and Introversion

From nonfiction about empathy to fiction about introverts and extroverts in the same family, explore the quiet world with these books about introverts.

How 5 Quotes From WOMEN AT WORK Spoke To My New Beginning

A writer and reader shares quotes from WOMEN AT WORK that directly addressed moments and aspects of her office and creative lives.

How Thomas Hardy Helped Me Process Trauma

A reader on discovering TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES while processing sexual assault, and how reading the book became a cathartic, relatable experience.