Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we’re told to put away childish things. Stories become “escapism.” Reading for pleasure gets relegated to guilty pleasures and beach vacations. But what if the very thing we’re dismissing is exactly what we need to navigate this complicated, often overwhelming adult world?
You know that stack of books on your nightstand? The one that seems to grow taller every time you pass a bookstore or scroll through Goodreads? The pile that makes you feel simultaneously excited and slightly guilty? Here’s a secret: that tower of unread treasures isn’t a problem…
There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from wanting to read but feeling like you simply can’t. Maybe your eyes are tired from staring at screens all day. Maybe the words seem to jump around on the page. Maybe you’re juggling so many things your brain just…
There’s something almost revolutionary happening in the quiet corners of our daily lives. While we fold laundry, commute to work, or watch the sunset from our favorite reading nook, stories unfold in our ears rather than on pages before our eyes. And yet, a persistent question lingers in…
I used to think I wasn’t a real fantasy reader unless I committed to epic series. You know the ones: seven books minimum, each tome thick enough to stop a door, with maps you need to reference every chapter and character lists that read like phone books. I’d…