I thought it was just me, but apparently I am not alone. These days, we’re baking cookies, doing jigsaw puzzles, and rereading old favorites. I know that when I am stressed, I want to read something that I know I will love. I want to know the ending (and that I won’t be stressed annoyed by it). Others feel the… Read more

I’ve been away for a while. A long while. I did something I never thought I would do — I took a break from reading. I went through a pretty stressful period that included a bad breakup, buying my first house, and the death of my mother after a long illness. It was pretty rough. I found that for a while,… Read more