25 Best Bookstores in the World
There are so many great bookstores in and around the world, which I sort of knew but really came to understand while I started putting this list together. I realized how amazing, unique, charming, breathtaking, inspiring, and otherwise simply fantastic they all were. So, This is a list of the Best Bookstores in the World. …
25 Ways to Beat a Reading Slump
Reading slumps can be so frustrating, especially if you’re generally an avid reader. So, wanting to find a way to end it is totally understandable. The good news is chances are you’ve beaten reading slumps many times before, so you can certainly conquer it again. Here’s some ideas on how to accelerate that process: Participate …
Let’s Talk About Slate’s Where The Crawdads Sing Exposé
So, apparently, 2019 is the year of the literary exposé, and this time Where the Crawdads Sing is the book on the hot seat. Earlier this year, the New Yorker published a pretty thorough takedown of The Woman in the Window author A. J. Finn, and now Slate is taking a hard look into the …
25 Best Short Stories of All Time (Reading Challenge)
Short stories are such a wonderful medium for telling stories and exploring interesting ideas, and I love encouraging people to read more of them. So, to celebrate the amazingness of short stories, here’s my list of The Best Short Stories of All Time! For anyone who wants to check these out, I’ve set it up …
A Bookstore in Oakland, Illustrated
This is my local bookstore, Spectator Books in Oakland. They are always nice to my dog and give her treats when we go in. The first bookstore I ever loved was my local Barnes and Noble when I was growing up. I know it is very uncool love a corporate bookstore, but I loved going …