I’m always reading at least one nonfiction book. I like to read nonfiction in print and listen to it in audio. So, I usually have nonfiction going in each of those formats. I love fiction, of
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My Favorite Books of December and My 2023 Reading Update
I freakin’ did it! I wasn’t sure I could hit my goal of reading 200 books in 2023 until I was just a couple of books
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My Favorite Books of November
I've been on a reading spree! Ok, the truth is that I'm trying to reach my 2023 reading goal of 200 books, and I'm
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Books to Read during Spooky Season
It’s October, which means that people (unlike me) who don’t read thrillers year-round are looking to pick up a book to
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My Favorite Books of September
September is kind of a weird month. Oklahoma couldn’t decide if it was summer or fall, so I read in the pool
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Life’s Too Short to Read Bad Books
It was inevitable. I had the same algebra teacher for three versions of the subject in as many years of high school. An
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Focusing on Writing When You Lack Focus
Do you ever have those days when you just flit around from one project to the next, feeling the chaos of the busyness in
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There’s No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
I recently asked my students their views on writing. It seemed important when starting a fresh writing class to talk
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My Favorite Books of August
Don’t you just love balance? I mean, it’s so rare for things in life to be in balance that it’s a real treat when they
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5 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Fall (2023 Edition)
The weather certainly doesn’t feel like fall, but the academic year has begun, so it’s fall in my world. I already
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