Recent Reads

 I've been busy reading this fall! I've read over 50 books in 2023, between audio and print, and I have to say that this is the most I've read since... middle school? High school? I've spent so many hours curled up with a good book and it's been lovely. So here are my books since the last post:

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Drs. Amelia Nagoski, Emily Nagoski 
  • The Things We Make by Bill Hammock (audiobook)
  • The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan (got its very own post)
  • Swallowed Light by Michael Wasson 
  • Art for Self-Care: Create Powerful, Healing Art by Listening to Your Inner Voice by Jessica Swift 
  • Stressilient: How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience by Sam Akbar 
  • 10% Happier by Dan Harris (audiobook)
  • Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew 
  • How to succeed with your Home Owners Association : the complete HOA guide for owners, boards, and managers by Linda Perret (read in two sittings)
  • Oak Flat by Lauren Redniss (audiobook)

The HOA one I had to add to StoryGraph because that's how niche it is. But it was a good read, so I'm glad I got it squared away. Overall, most of these were decent reads.

While I'm still waiting for my StoryGraph end of year summary (think spotify wrapped but with books), I can say that, as of December 9, I have read 53 books, all nonfiction. StoryGraph keeps all sorts of stats, so I can tell you that my most read author was Brene Brown (don't judge me), I mostly read books that are under 300 pages (probably contributing to the total of over a book a week), and that I have read nearly 10,000 pages and listened to almost 60 hours of audiobooks.

Overall, quite the year for reading.

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