Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live.
Reading is a great coping mechanism, even at the most stressful of occasions: The Family Gathering. Prepared to shield yourself with books!
I like to read each book straight through. But when reading A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit, that just wasn't an option.
Like many I once kept my books pristine, but lately I've developed a fondness for the books I've treated with a little less care.
Finding my feet as a dragon book kid felt monumental and defining to me at the time, and it still does.
My reading life was out of control, and I couldn't meet my TBR goals. So, I tried scheduling all my reading time for the next two months.
Here's how a chaotic reader with an out of control TBR went from mostly reading YA to adult lit. Hint: romance is involved.
Join a book lover on a trek through several bookstores across the city of Edinburgh.
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.
One reader on the cookbooks helping them to become more intuitive in the kitchen, rather than sticking fiercely to a recipe.
Having a "late start" doesn’t make you less of a reader. One Rioter shares how they discovered their love of reading at 16.
