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  • My favorite books of 2016

    I’m sorry to report that I only read 12 books in 2016. Of those, 7 were audiobooks, and 2 were re-reads. I’m going to go ahead and blame the baby, because it is her fault. In a way, though, she actually has me reading more than ever. I spend practically every free moment poring over the internet’s wisdom (or…

  • My favorite books of 2015

    The past few months have been a blur — mostly due to the new house — so going over everything I’ve read this year proved to be a nice surprise. I had forgotten how many great books there were! In order of when I read them: Notes: A particularly lovely treat is that several of of my favorite reads this year…

  • My favorite books of 2014

    I guess it’s become a bit of a holiday tradition to look back on my year in books and pick out favorites. According to GoodReads, I’m “behind” on my reading goal for this year, but it doesn’t feel that way to me. Thanks in part to the YA Diversity Book Club, I was exposed to…

  • My favorite books of 2013

    To be honest, I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump these past couple weeks, so it’s particularly nice to take a look back on the books I’ve enjoyed this year and see that there were some really spectacular stories. In order of when I read them:     Interestingly, this group features several…

  • My favorite books of 2012

    I gotta say, it’s been a good year of reading. Part of that may be because I have made more of an effort to abandon books that aren’t doing it for me — and furthermore, not to even pick up a book unless it really interests me or has been personally recommended. It’s still hard…