I use StoryGraph for tracking and then post reviews on IG. I will also take notes on my phone for quotes that resonate with me or topics I want to read more about later.

People don’t know how to think for themselves and also seem to have forgotten how to respect other people’s reading choices. I have gotten such vitriol thrown my way for reading things that the media have vilified. It kinda takes the fun out of reading because I’m afraid to share what I’ve read.

I don’t have enough friends that read, so I’m using a 12 books from 12 friends group on StoryGraph. I will select a book from each month’s options and read it. If I’m lucky, I’ll already own it or the library will have it available.

I’m also willing to use a rec from people I follow on IG if I really needed to.

The best thing about challenges is they aren’t contests. You don’t lose if you can’t read as many books as someone else.

I’m doing several:

The We Didn’t Start the Fire Challenge from @erraticelle on IG

Taylor Swift’s Midnights on StoryGraph

12 Books from 12 Friends

Around the Year

Augusten Burroughs has written a bunch of books about his life. I recommend all of them.

I would also recommend David Sedaris, who had a strange family and made the most of it. His fiction isn’t as great as his non-fiction imo.

I think being well-read, both fiction and non-fiction, is good for having conversations in the workplace that aren’t specifically work-related. Mentioning a good book you’re reading or just finished reading is good water cooler chat.

And my vocabulary has definitely benefited from reading a variety of material.