My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “something happy” for the May book. Two wildly different books with shockingly similar themes made for a close competition.
Read MoreQuit while you’re ahead or read a book you don’t love? I share some guidelines on when to read and when to quit books in progress.
Read MoreMy bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a memoir for the April book. Two wildly different books with shockingly similar themes made for close competition.
Read MoreI sobbed at the end of this book. Make sure you have a box of tissues, and you’re somewhere you can ugly-cry because this book has all the feelings. While death is traditionally a complex topic, I appreciate how Klune allows hope and light to come from what is usually a somber event.
Read MoreReaders have hundreds of books waiting in their TBR pile - but how do you choose? Check out these three different ways of making TBR decisions.
Read MoreOf twenty-six books read so far in 2022, here are my top seven from the first three months!
Read MoreMy bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a romance book for the March book. This was a wild ride from a modern-day love story to a space opera.
Read MoreI’d rather delight myself by overachieving than feel bad for underachieving. Sometimes, changing your goal is a good thing.
Read MoreOnly increasing my book count by 7 this month, I am behind schedule with my reading. EEK!
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Read MoreFebruary marked the second month of my Page 1 book subscription, and I was excited. After tearing into the simple brown paper like a child at Christmas, I held a hefty book I had never heard of: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty.
Read MoreAs you think about a healthier version of yourself, remember it’s not just about physical health, but mental and emotional health as well. And, since I know you’re a reader, some of these wonderful reads might help your journey.
Read MoreMy bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a self-help book for the February book. I intentionally wanted to keep it super broad because I love to learn and it gave each person an opportunity to submit what they thought was “self-help.”
Read MoreThis book is about leadership but also winning. Winning implies a zero-sum game, which I strongly disagree with as our world changes.
Read MoreOur main character, Lara Barnes, is plagued by the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé, Todd Sutton, on their wedding day. His disappearance matched an identical disappearance from thirty years earlier on the same day in the same place.
Read MoreHaving a book goal keeps me from watching too much TV or playing endlessly on my phone. After reading 12 books in January, here are my favorites.
Read MoreAt the end of each year, I work on strategy, goals, and content ideas for this site. My big goal for 2022 is to reach more fiction. I've spent the last two years on a big non-fiction binge, and I'm missing the world of fiction. I also wanted to mix up my content and include a fun way of reviewing books. So, my bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month.
Read MoreStarting a Book Club at work is comes with both benefits and challenges. I’m a big fan of them, but you may find that choosing a book to read with your coworkers is no easy feat. Here’s a quick and easy list for you to save and refer to anytime you find yourself stumped when suggesting books.
Read MoreMany executives want to start book clubs to encourage emerging and existing leaders to learn from others’ mistakes, think differently, and apply knowledge from multiple industries to their daily roles.
So, how do you start a book club at work – and keep it going?
Read MoreThe fictional story reads like it is part memoir, with a bit of fantasy and a healthy dose of a love story. It hooked me immediately with the tale of a aboy whose skin is so dark we only ever hear him called Soot. Then, our main character’s story pulled me in; he’s an author on a book tour promoting his newest release, Hell of a Book.
Read MoreAfter starting a new job at a company with fewer than thirty employees, I’ve been reading more and more about building great companies and cultures. Principles fits the bill.
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