This morning I wrap up all the books I read in May.

Links mentioned:

Currently Reading Podcast

Books mentioned:

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Living in Wonder by Rod Dreher

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower

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This morning I chat with my sister about her reading journey and how she overcame intellectualism to find joy in reading again.

Links mentioned:

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Books mentioned:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (series)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Misery by Stephen King

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Just Kids by Patti Smith

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This morning I share my current list of favorite authors and my criteria for favorite authors

Links mentioned:

Watership Down Episode

Fairy Tale Review (blog post)

Books mentioned:

Watership Down by Richard Adams

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Misery by Stephen King

Different Seasons (anthology) by Stephen King

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

Sweep by Jonathan Auxier

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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This morning I share some last minutes books for you to add to your spring TBR.

Links mentioned:

Books That Feel Like a Breath of Fresh Air (episode)

Books mentioned:

The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

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This morning I wrap up all the books I read in April.

Books mentioned:

Victoria the Queen by Julia Baird

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander

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This morning I share all my weird reading, bookish habits and preferences.

Books mentioned:

The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson (Series)

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Series)

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This morning I look back on my reading goals and my progress during the first quarter of 2025.

Links mentioned:

2025 Goals (episode)

March Reading Wrap Up (episode)

Books mentioned:

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Watership Down Graphic Novel by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Stand by Stephen King

Boy's Life by Robert McCammon

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak

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This morning I share how I am tackling the never ending list of series I need to complete.

Books mentioned:

The Armand Gamache Mystery Series by Louise Penny

The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss

The Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Anne of Green Gables Series by L.M. Montgomery

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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