Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live.
Mem Fox and Judy Horacek not only create fabulous children's books, they also deliver a pretty great storytime. One parent offers her thoughts on what made their storytime fantastic.
Reading slumps are the worst. Here are some thoughts I had during my latest nightmare, accompanied by gifs to make it less terrible.
"Jotting down notes and thinking about reading as a writer has changed my perspective on the books I swallow each year."
Struggling with the anxiety of keeping up with the buzzy and "Important" books, one reader turned to rereading to enjoy the experience again.
Reading while chronically ill (or grieving, which can sometimes feel very similar) doesn’t always work -- and that doesn’t make you less of a reader.
A reader on taking a leap to meet a favorite author in person, and finding bravery and a sense of adventure through books.
A scientist and reader on the shared sense of wonder and discovery found in STEM work and in reading science fiction.
"I'd also tell the author of my recent find about just how powerful it is to find my name in their pages."
Really, it's fine. You can keep your reader card.