#Our Reading Lives

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

Overcoming My Postpartum Reading Slump

How one reader overcame a postpartum reading slump and the books that kickstarted the reading habit again.

Reading Fatigue: Remembering Every Minute Doesn’t Need to Be Productive

A reader talks about how to resolve their persistent reading fatigue and about learning to love reading for pleasure again.

Books for Quick Parenting Hacks or Bite-Sized Comic Relief

A parent suggests some books about parenting hacks to save the day with comic relief and quick fixes when you're wearing thin and out of ideas.

On Loving A Book I Did Not Finish

Sometimes you know before you finish a book that it's for you. So it was with this reader with OCD and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN.

I Finally Read EDUCATED by Tara Westover and It’s an Important Book For Our Times

Prompted by Tara Westover's debut memoir EDUCATED, a reader explores perspective shifts and vulnerability through education and the lack thereof.

I Quit My Goodreads Challenge And Never Looked Back

I quit my Goodreads challenge so I could get back to what I love about the site: hunting for and discovering gems and keeping track of my reading journey.

My WILD Trip to Toronto: From Codependent to Emotionally Detoxed

Taking those first trepidatious steps toward independence, a reader finds support and encouragement in Cheryl Strayed's WILD.

The Book Quotes That Helped Me Through My Father’s Death

On the passages and poetry that offered comfort and catharsis to one reader grieving the loss of their father.

HIGH RISE MYSTERY: The First Young Black UK Detective Duo Is Here!

HIGH RISE MYSTERY is a new detective duo series for readers ages 9-12, they are the first black UK young detective team to hit the shelves.

What I’ve Learned About History From Reading Fiction

Many voices, especially those of the marginalized, are left out of classroom discussions of history. Here's one reader on finding those voices in fiction.