You’re twelve books deep into a series that started strong, but now you’re only reading out of obligation. The plot threads have multiplied like weeds, new characters keep appearing, and you’ve honestly forgotten why you cared about the original quest in the first place. You keep telling yourself…
There’s a special kind of anxiety that comes with starting a book and discovering it’s the first in a twelve-book series. Your heart sinks a little. You calculate the hours, the months, maybe even years it will take to see the story through to its conclusion. And suddenly,…
You know that stack of books on your nightstand? The one that seems to grow taller while your reading time shrinks smaller? You are not alone. Between work deadlines, family obligations, household tasks, and the constant ping of notifications demanding your attention, finding time to actually sit down…
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…