#Our Reading Lives

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

Reading with Dad: 13 Books that Define Our Shared Reading Lives

My dad and I have shared countless books over the last three decades. Here are some of the defining books (so far) of our shared reading lives.

Will I Ever Read Ulysses? No, Really

I keep waiting for the perfect opportunity to read Ulysses by James Joyce. I never seem to find it.

Ulysses is My Everest

Last summer, I tried reading Joyce's difficult novel Ulysses and couldn't make it through. But I'm determined to finish it, no matter how long it takes.

My Partner Doesn’t Use Bookmarks and It Stresses Me Out

It puts the bookmark in its book...

How Sarah Dessen’s Novels Have Aged With Me

How Sarah Dessen shaped one reader's perspective over the years.

Authors’ Love Letters to Public Libraries

Authors write love letters to public libraries as part of a public library's 10th birthday celebration in Nova Scotia Canada.

In Praise of Narrator Dads

For all the dads who read aloud.

Setting the Book Party Bar

On THE LEAGUES OF EXOTIC DANCERS and that perfect first introduction to a title (by way of partying).

How to Read a Roxane Gay Book

Try to hold back your emotions. Fail miserably.

Canadian Book Lover Problems

While there are great things about living in Canada, there are also bookish annoyances. Oh, US Media Mail... how we envy you.