#Our Reading Lives

How the annual Goodreads goal informed one reader that she wasn't finishing as many books as she'd assumed, and made her rethink...

"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...

A reader attended the Santa Monica Public Library's book club discussion about THE HATE U GIVE and shares the library's list of...

What one reader found great company in while partaking in international train travel.

In March I found out that I was unexpectedly pregnant. Being a mature adult, I pretended it wasn’t happening. Reading during pregnancy has helped me cope.

What one teacher is reading before the school year launches.

A fan of the 1964 Mary Poppins film adaptation discusses how his perspective of the character shifted after reading the P.L. Travers...

Sometimes it takes me a long while to read a big author, let alone collect quotes from them. Virginia Woolf was one of those authors. She isn't now.

What to do with the rainbow book spines when you make your shelves a rainbow?

Audiobooks go beyond helping us finish our reading lists. In fact, they also help us improve our mental health conditions.

A 90s kid turns 28 and takes a bookish trip down memory lane, reflecting on books read at age eight in 1999...

A reader on the journey toward horror, some favorites found along the way, and how horror became meaningful in today's political climate.

A reader remembers Toni Morrison, how she returned to the late author's work, and how it impacted her outlook on writing and...

Every September, this reader sets a challenge to read 30 books in 30 Days. Learn more about it and participate in the...