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Category: Bookish Musings

  • Put Down Your Phone!: 6 Ways To Turn Screen Time into Reading Time

    2017 is here! One of my primary goals this year is to read more (yes, I’ll admit, this is a goal I have EVERY year 😄 ), but more specifically, I want to cut down on screen time to allow for more reading hours. Of course, this is easier said than done, so I brainstormed…

  • What Did DC Read in November?

    Welcome to the November 2016 round-up of what DC commuters read on public transit, plus observations of the readers themselves. Maybe it’s you… 🙂 Book: The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins From the publisher: Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning … past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at…

  • Literary Linking: November 21 – 25

    This week’s articles include: book recommendations for the characters on The Gilmore Girls, J.K. Rowling’s net worth, 40 new feminist classics, how to make a book advent calendar and more! My favorite bookish links from the week of November 21 – 25: 40 New Feminist Classics You Should Read “…now seems as good a time…

  • Giving Thanks, Anne Shirley Style

    Thanksgiving is just around the corner and with it, the release of a new small-screen remake of Anne of Green Gables. I have to be honest and say I’m a bit nervous to watch it. Lucy Maud Montgomery’s book and the 1985 film are so dear to me, it’s hard to believe that the new…

  • What Did DC Read in October?

    Welcome to this month’s round-up of what DC commuters read on public transit (plus a few observations of the readers themselves 🙂 ) A few comments before we start: – I noticed a lot of people reading, but had a very difficult time seeing the titles of all the books. Mostly this was because the…

  • The Delicious Smell of Old Books: Can It Be Recreated?

    Fall officially started more than a month ago, but only recently has the weather near me turned truly autumnal. Now that the evenings are sufficiently chilly, I’ve been curling up with a fuzzy blanket and drinking warm beverages while I read. And to take the coziness up a notch, I like lighting seasonally scented candles….

  • Why Reading Makes You Sleepy and What You Can Do About It

    I have a conflicted relationship with sleep. Sometimes it feels absolutely delicious to burrow my cheek in a pillow and go under for some zzz’s, but when I have an amazing book to read and my eyelids feel like those kettlebells in my basement that I should but don’t use, sleep becomes a relentless adversary….

  • Literary Linking: October 10 – 14

    My favorite bookish links from the week of October 10 – 14: Study Shows Books Can Bring Republicans and Democrats Together “Political rhetoric has never been so polarized — but getting together to discuss a good book may be the answer, or so research into literary behavior suggests.” How the Berenstain Bears Found Salvation “…consistency…

  • Unique Literary Baby Names for Your Future Bookworm

    These days when I scroll through Facebook, here’s what I see: baby, link to article on Trump or Clinton, baby, cool travel shots, babies in a group, advertisement that proves Facebook is stalkery, ultrasound, baby, more babies. Basically, it’s babies, babies, babies! And baby names are getting more and more creative. According to Harper’s Bazaar,…

  • What Did DC Commuters Read in September?

    In my 33 years on this earth, I have learned that humans are very curious and judgmental creatures. And I will humbly admit that I am quite “human,” especially when it comes to books and the people who read them. A great place to exercise this curiosity and judgement (ok, let’s be honest — it’s…