Marginalia in practice: notes that last
Most reading notes disappear. The useful ones usually stay attached to the moment that made them. Not immediately. They sit…
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Marginalia in Practice: How to annotate
The first question is always the tool. Choosing the tool I’ve tried most of them. Highlighters bleed through the page….
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Best Gothic books for beginners: where to start with Gothic literature
Gothic books for beginners are novels that introduce the core elements of Gothic fiction—atmosphere, isolation, psychological tension, and inherited secrets—in…
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What reading does to attention
On sentences that stay with us, rereading under pressure, and why hard seasons change what we hear. There is a…
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Why I keep reading, even when life is loud
Reading during grief and difficult seasons changes how books function. This essay explores how reading becomes a form of presence…
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In defense of reading everything
People eventually ask what kind of reader you are. The question sounds casual, a conversation starter, not an interrogation. But…
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On rereading, marginalia, and a lifelong reading practice
Why rereading matters I’ve never understood the argument that rereading takes time away from new books. Most of the books…
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What it means to read without rules
On planes, I read on my Kindle. Not because I prefer it. I own a lot of physical books, and…
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Best Books I Read in 2025 (Literary Fiction, Memoir & Quiet Masterpieces)
The best books I read in 2025 weren’t necessarily the most discussed. They were the ones that lingered, that I…
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Ten Most Recent Additions To My Bookshelf
Books arrive quietly. Some are long-anticipated releases. Others surface unexpectedly — recommended by a reader, rediscovered in a bookstore corner,…
