There is a special place in my heart for books that open my eyes to perspectives I’ve never seen before and make me think deeper. Without a doubt, this book is one of those. Having grown up in the Southern US and gone to public school, I was taught the…
Road trips were a staple of my childhood, with annual (at least) 12-hour drives to visit family. We listened to a lot of music — I still remember the first few songs of my dad’s favorite road trip playlist — but we also listened to audiobooks. And by “we,” I…
Merriam-Webster defines perfectionism as “a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable.”1 The expression of that can vary depending on the individual. I have been a self-diagnosed perfectionist for as long as I can remember, and it has showed itself in various areas of my life. With reading,…
I’ve been reading for as long as I can remember. My parents still love to tell the story of when they got a call from my concerned kindergarten teacher because, instead of playing with the other children, I would spend recess sitting against the fence and reading every day. As…
About five years ago, I was leaving a local coffee shop and saw what looked to be a large birdhouse with a glass door, filled with books. I saw a plaque that said it was a Little Free Library and told me to “Take a book. Leave a book.” I…