#our reading lives

Why Latin American Horror Hits Close to Home

I can't deny that Latin American horror books hit very close to home. There is a certain kind of terror in the everyday terrors they depict.

What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Reading Self

One reader on learning how to love books, even after a childhood and adolescence of avoiding them.

Tales of a Fiction Reader Falling In Love With Nonfiction

If you'd told me a couple of years ago that I'd be devouring nonfiction titles now, I'd have asked, for what class?

How Nostalgia Has Crept Into My Reading Life

On the ways nostalgia has creeped into one millennial's reading life through books–and why sometimes that just feels right.

Don’t Flip That Cover: Why I Don’t Read the Book Description

That description on the back cover or dust jacket is wasted on me. I'd rather jump into a story headfirst, with no spoilers or expectations.

How Poetry is Grounding Me When I Feel Hopeless

When I'm feeling adrift and tetherless and the world is just too much, I need a syringe to the heart, Pulp Fiction style. I need poetry. 

How Reading Changed for Me After My ADHD Diagnosis

Realizing my brain is atypical didn't make me feel other or disconnected, but rather seen and capable. It changed my relationship with reading.

Audiobooks and ADHD

What do you think of audiobooks and how do they fit into your reading life? One Rioter details how they mesh with someone who has ADHD.

The Changing Impact of Books and Timeless Truths: Thoughts While Reading STATION ELEVEN

A reader finally gets around to reading Station Eleven and ponders the changing impact of books over time.

What Does It Mean to be a Mood Reader?

What is a mood reader? The definition and signs of what it means to be one.