Bookworm Confession: Reading Just One Book at a Time Drives Me CRAZY

Since making myself a fun little “Assigned Reading” list back in September for the school year, I have noticed a distinct pattern—without fail, I have finished my “personal development” (usually self-help or religious nonfiction book) first, read the YA pick within a few days of starting it, and then I’ve left the so-called “Hard Hitter” …

Bookworm Confession #7: I Only “Count” Books I’ve Read Cover to Cover

I semi-recently read a post by a book blogger who said she read something like 150 titles last year, and that she had only “counted” all the books that she made it to at least page fifty on. I was floored… People actually COUNTED books they hadn’t read all of? The horror! The horror! But …

My New Rules for Book Buying (+ What I’ve Bought Since Instigating Them)

About a year and some-odd months ago, I wrote a post about our (ahem, mostly my) spending habits when it came to certain discretionary spending categories (such as clothing, books, movies, etc.). In it, I shared that for several years running, I had usually spend upwards of $350-400 every year on purchasing more books (not …

Bookworm Confession #5: I Don’t “Count” Audiobooks as Reading

The more I listen to podcasts like What Should I Read Next? and follow other bookish bloggers, the more I’m convinced that the more avid of a reader you are, the quirkier your readerly habits tend to be. For instance, many avid readers tend to be super finicky about how they record what books they’re …