Category: Reading/Writing

  • Favorite books of 2021

    No, that is not a typo. I really do mean 2021. Meanwhile, some people are already releasing their “Best of 2022” lists, haha. Well, better late than never. Actually I did share my favorite kidlit reads of 2021 over with We Heart YA way back in February, but I would like to add a couple…

  • Favorite books of 2020

    Thanks to being a mom to two small children during a global pandemic, I didn’t get to read much last year. But quality over quantity, right? My favorite book in 2020 was WHEN WE COLLIDED by Emery Lord. Even though I happen to know Emery in real life, I had never read any of her…

  • I think 2020 was a death of sorts for this blog. I wonder if 2021 will see a rebirth. Throughout the pandemic, I have taken so many notes, and started several drafts. But then the window of time to finish my thoughts disappears, and the impulse fades. By the time I come back to my…

  • Andy and I recently saw the touring production of Les Miserables, which is one of his favorite musicals. A few years ago when he was traveling overseas a lot for business, he would often play the Hugh Jackman movie version — or even just that soundtrack — in the background while doing work on his…

  • Favorite books of 2019

    I was very pleased with my pace of reading in the first half of 2019, averaging 3 books a month! Then in the second half, after my son was born, I read exactly 0, haha. Oh well. Out of 18 books, not a single one was a dud. I think because, with my time being…