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What to read if you want to appreciate winter but ... don't
There's a book for that
Jan 15
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Fine, I loved James Frey's new novel
Next to Heaven is as hot as his memoir is fabricated
Jan 8
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Reading year in preview
In 2026 I'm focusing on re-reads, books I already own, and community
Jan 1
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Permission to not hit your reading goal
Mine's not looking so hot
Dec 18, 2025
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The 25 most beautiful sentences I read in 2025
Year six of my roundup of beautiful sentences
Dec 11, 2025
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The 24 most beautiful sentences I read in 2024
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Inside my unhinged morning routine
Oct 16, 2025
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For the new and the curious
Jan 23, 2025
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The 25 most iconic first sentences I've ever read
Jun 19, 2025
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Inside my unhinged evening routine
Habit tracking, but make it a six-year obsession
Dec 4, 2025
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104 weeks, 10 favorite books, 10 most loved essays
The Underlined turns ✌🏼
Nov 20, 2025
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Does reading fiction actually strengthen empathy?
Yes. Here's why.
Nov 13, 2025
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Want to read more? Make reaching for a book as easy as reaching for your phone.
The how and the why of juggling more than one book at a time
Nov 6, 2025
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A gripping mystery, a prescriptive craft book, a splashy romcom, and a divorce memoir
Everything I read in October, plus the 10 books I hope to read before the end of 2025
Oct 30, 2025
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My eight-year-old self knew something I'm still trying to reckon with today
Second grade me knew what was up
Oct 23, 2025
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