I follow this creator on instagram, Steven J. Reese, who is currently reading a book set in each of the 50 U.S. states. I love this project and have been really inspired by it. Personally, I've been trying to expand the scope of what books I read, particularly trying to read from different parts of the world (shoutout to women in translation!) I majored in English in college and the texts we read were largely from the States or Europe, particularly Britain. I've recently read a few books by Korean authors, Tender is the Flesh (Argentinian), amongst others. To keep track of my progress I'm thinking of both creating a few lists on Pagebound and also getting a physical map to check off the places where I've 'read from.' If you have any recommendations or want to follow along let me know!

I really liked how both of these were written and haven't been able to find anything like it again. I specifically liked the dreamlike quality of both, the long journey, and the LGBTQ normative settings.

Books have been my anchor for many years, and 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl helped me find purpose during a rough patch. 😣 I'll forever be thankful for it. What's a read you're grateful for, and how did it impact you?

Hi! Unfortunately the fall and winter are just hard for me due to losses I have to live with, and I’m hoping to read some books where the characters are going through the same. It has helped me in the past :) I’m also looking to explore more genres but if you got romance with a grief subplot I’d love to hear it too!!

I want to read some dystopian fiction, so give me your recommendations, please. I've already read The Hunger Games and its prequels, 1984, and Brave New World, and I have The Handmaid's Tale, though I haven't read it yet, haha. So please recommend me more dystopian novels, especially those that aren't as well-known but that you believe are 5-star books.

Does anyone else feel like they're a way harsher critic when listening to audiobooks vs reading physical copies? Not that I'm picking them apart more, but that I know I would've been way more invested if I'd been reading instead of listening. There are some audiobooks that grab me and I don't want to do anything else, but I feel like those are rare. I just get bummed out sometimes when I finish listening to a book I'd been looking forward to for so long and I'm just like "meh," when I know I probably would've liked the book so much more if I'd been reading a physical copy.

This just happened to me with The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. Alllll the 5 star reviews and I felt like it was cute but I never fell head over heels with it. My sub-par listening skills are probably to blame..I'm having audiobook regret and wondering if that's a thing other people experience too.😬