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#Our Reading Lives

Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live.

Our Reading Lives: Filling in the Gaps

Do you ever feel like there’s a gap in your reading repertoire? Like you’ve missed some time period or style ...

The Secret Lives of Bookmarks

My bookmark has been one of the few constants in life over the past 13 years. Friendships, relationships, governments, tectonic ...

Our Reading Lives: Death, Here is Thy Sting

This is a guest post by David Abrams. David is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer, and book evangelist. His novel ...

Our Reading Lives: A Wrinkle In Time

When I was eleven I was a proto sci-fi/fantasy book nerd. I didn’t know from genre, but I knew I ...

Our Reading Lives: Multiple Reading Identities?

A couple weeks ago, I began my Big Reading Project of 2012–a re-read of Toni Morrison’s full backlist in anticipation ...

Our Reading Lives: What OWEN MEANY Means to Me

This installment of Our Reading Lives is from guest contributor Jodi Chromey. Jodi is a writer and blogger living in ...

Our Reading Lives: My Survival Manuals

According to the United States Army Survival Manual, “Plants can provide you with medicines in a survival situation. Plants can supply ...

A Bookish Compatibility Test

Recently, Book Rioteer Rebecca posted some useful tips on how to join bookshelves when you move in with a significant ...

Bookish Confessions: Feel the Fear

A couple weeks ago, I posted about owning several books by the same author that I hadn’t read yet. This ...

Our Reading Lives: Finding a Home in Rock Springs

Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live. It is ...