Our first Oregon spring is upon us, and then it gets frosty again, and then it warms up again, and all the other cliches and repetitions about fickle weather. I'm more interested in the energy of spring than the weather. I've felt a renewed sense of direction and fresh wave of inspiration moving in after… Continue reading March 2024 reads
February 2024 reads
I'm currently experiencing the best/worst problem for a reader - I am so motivated to read that it's to the point where it feels difficult to focus on what I'm currently reading because I'm so excited about what I'll read next. Whatever the opposite of a reading rut is, that's what I'm in. And it's… Continue reading February 2024 reads
January 2024 reads
Twenty twenty-four ushered in a fresh wave of reading motivation in all senses of the word. The beginning of a new calendar year felt like a clean slate to reset (and recall) some books I've had in my personal library or recent releases from the past few years I've been meaning to get around to.… Continue reading January 2024 reads
Palestinian Poetry – The Tiny Journalist & Rifqa
As the Israeli military continues to destroy Palestinian libraries, universities, holy & historic religious sites, homes, records, lives - the list unfortunately goes on... - The importance of Palestinian voices and stories is incalculable. As a bookseller, this has been an area I've felt drawn to, and have had the privilege of spending much of… Continue reading Palestinian Poetry – The Tiny Journalist & Rifqa
December ’23 book roundup
We are now 100 days into the Palestinian genocide in Gaza. The numbers are staggering, the horrors are endless, and the collective energy marches on. It is terrifying that a human catastrophe of this magnitude has been live streamed to the world for over 3 months, and there are still people debating whether it's justified.… Continue reading December ’23 book roundup
November ’23 book roundup
Someone please tell future Katie to try and avoid getting such a wave of inspiration to read during the last few months of the year when there seems to be the least time/motivation to do any type of writing, even if it's literally for a blog you voluntarily write for and maintain and have full… Continue reading November ’23 book roundup
October ’23 book roundup
October reading started with a heart opener (The Four Winds), turned into revisiting childhood favorites (The Spiderwick Chronicles and The Doll People), and ended with my first audiobook (Minor Detail). For me, October rapidly became a month of revolution. I'd been trying to wean myself away from mindless scrolling on my phone so when the… Continue reading October ’23 book roundup
September ’23 book roundup
Another month of reading some goofy self-help books, some authors I've been meaning to read, and some very exciting new releases ! Some were hits, some were misses, and without further rambling, let's get right into it! (loving the energy of a short intro, skip the BS and get to the recipe already my dude)… Continue reading September ’23 book roundup
August ’23 book roundup
*disclaimer* this post has been chilllllin in my drafts for a hot minute and I'm simply continuing where I left off many moons ago - such is life when new routines are in the midst of settling out! A bit of a life update as I've been very reading focused these last few (all?) posts… Continue reading August ’23 book roundup
July ’23 book roundup
Not pictured: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty August is upon us! And with that comes a July book roundup with some classic unsolicited opinions and reviews on what I read this month, as per usual. This month was a bit all over the place starting with an unexpected obsession with Liane Moriarty's Big Little… Continue reading July ’23 book roundup
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