I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 quarantine lasts. Here are the ones I read this past week. DAY 24: THE IDIOT I re-read Elif Batuman's acclaimed novel, The Idiot, because my friend had mentioned adding it to her Kindle—and by the end, wasn't impressed. It's not that I ... Read More
On Fear + Flower Porn
This past week has been especially dreary. I'm restless, and no matter how hard I try to sleep off the inner imbalance, I can't: somehow, my body is bearing the brunt of this nameless stress. I knew it wasn't cabin fever (I'm a homebody at heart), and the stormy weather couldn't be blamed entirely ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 2)
Still home, self-quarantining. And still here, reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 shelter in place lasts. (This was my stack from the week when I first set this goal.) Week two was a good one. I'm happy to report that I've successfully kept up my one-book-a-day streak—even ... Read More