Tsundoku is the Japanese word for all the books you buy but never read. This summer I am determined to make a dent in the pile of books I acquired in 2020 and 2021 but still haven’t read. [...]
I’m one of those people who couldn’t read during the pandemic. It was too hard to focus. I needed big print and pretty pictures. Translation: Netflix and Pinterest. And yet, books were my [...]
Living from one Blursday to the next these past several months, summer snuck up on me this year. I am grateful to a childhood friend for tagging me in a Facebook Favorite Books Challenge to spur [...]
I first got into summer reading lists in high school. Back then the lists were assigned and geared towards prepping for the SAT and AP exams. I still remember – vividly – reading [...]
Continuing with the National Preparedness Month and Back To School themes (plus a recent Facebook meme), today I offer how to Get Your Career in Gear Reading List 2014. 50 Self Help Classics – [...]
My friend, Mary Lengle, says, if you sit in the middle of the road you’ll get run over. You need a manifesto. A mission statement. A raison d’etre. You need to believe. When I was a [...]
I am pleased as punched it’s Memorial Day Weekend and finally safe to take my winter coat to the dry cleaner. Although the Solstice is not until June 21st and New York City Public Schools [...]
