monthly wrap-up

My goal for December: I have two books to finish in the reading challenge (a book written the year I was born and a book by a one-hit wonder). I like to read something holiday-related later in the month. I’ll commit to 4 books and see what happens. What I read: (Link to my Goodreads 2017 shelf where…

My goal for November: I want to finish my reading challenge, which means I Am Malala and probably Wuthering Heights. Love and Other Consolation Prizes by the lovely Jamie Ford. And a couple of short books as well. Let’s go with 5. I spent much more time writing and revising than I did reading this month so I fell quite…

All the creepiness last month! My goal for October: Let’s go with 5 again. I’m only counting 4, though technically 1 of those included 2 books in a set. More below… Also, I consumed a lot of dark and stormy Poetember-related video, audio, and live events. What I read: (Link to my Goodreads 2017 shelf where you can…

So many books! My goal for September: I’m feeling optimistic and will set a goal of 5. My total was 10 – though some of those were super short. What I read: (Link to my Goodreads 2017 shelf where you can find individual reviews that may or may not differ from what is posted here.) The Lottery and…

Many milestones to report! My goal for August: This next month should be much better for reading so I’ll go with 4. What a joke. I traveled to NY twice – once because my grandmother had a stroke and two weeks later for her funeral. This year is a nightmare. But reading is escapism and…