2018 by the Numbers

Happy New Year! 2018 was busy busy busy for me. I spent a lot of my time prepping for classes. Hopefully, 2019 won’t be as intense prep-wise because I can properly use what I already have. Still, I only “read” 53 books, and most of those were audiobooks. My reading list is not as robust

Faves of 2017: Nonfiction

Choosing my non-fiction favorites of 2017 was hard, y’all. I had a difficult time narrowing it down to ten, and then picking my favorite top three was damn near impossible. It was just a really fantastic nonfiction year! My top three (I think?) are listed first, and everything else is listed in alphabetical order. You

Faves of 2017: Fiction

I’m usually set to go with my year in review posts on January 1, but I have been BUSY lately. I’m trying my hardest to finish a king-sized quilt in time to enter it into my first ever quilt show (and of course I’m doing everything at the last minute…though in my defense, this thing

Faves of 2016: Nonfiction

I read a lot of really great nonfiction books in 2016! I actually think I had better luck with nonfiction than fiction. The first three listed are my top three favorites; everything is listed in alphabetical order. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (2016) When Breath Becomes Air focuses on Kalinithi’s a career as

Faves of 2016: Fiction

These were my favorite ten fiction reads of 2016. The first three are my absolute top picks; everything else is listed in alphabetical order. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1985) Lonesome Dove remains my biggest shocker: I was extremely reluctant to pick it up, but it ended up being my favorite book of the year