A #Victober Wrap Up

As a longtime reader, it's always hard to admit that you picked out books that you didn't end up enjoying. Unfortunately, that was the story of my October!

Books Read:

The Professor / Charlotte Brontë
Great Expectations / Charles Dickens
Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir / Amy Tan
> Read the review

Currently Reading:

Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World / Daniel Stokols

Victorian October | TBR

Happy October, everyone! It's really hard to believe how fast this year is flying by. This month I am happy to announce that I am participating in Victober, a month-long readathon focused on celebrating Victorian literature. As I somehow managed to skip this period of literature almost entirely during both high school and my undergraduate degree, I'm really excited to dive right into it.

Books Mentioned:
The Professor / Charlotte Brontë
Great Expectations / Charles Dickens
Dracula / Bram Stoker

Are you participating this Victober? And even if you're not, what's your favorite Victorian novel?

August and Bout of Books 20 Wrap Up

I finally, finally feel like I've gotten my reading groove back. I know I've said that before (many times, I'm sure), but I really mean it this time. And I think I have Ms. Elizabeth Gaskell and her beautiful novel Wives and Daughters to thank for it!

Books Read
Crazy Rich Asians / Kevin Kwan
> Read the review
Northanger Abbey / Jane Austen
Wives and Daughters / Elizabeth Gaskell

Currently Reading
Pigeon-Blood Red / Ed Duncan
Five Came Back / Mark Harris

Classics to Read in the New Year [Vlogmas Day 16]

I used to read classics all the time, both for school and for fun. So next year, I'm really going to make an active effort to make time for some classics alongside all my other reading!

Books Mentioned:
Little Women / Louisa May Alcott
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass / Lewis Carroll
Anne of Green Gables / L.M. Montgomery
Northanger Abbey / Jane Austen
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall / Anne Brontë
Wuthering Heights / Emily Brontë
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne
Our Mutual Friend / Charles Dickens

My Jane Austen Collection

Happy Monday, everyone! If you are reading this, then I am currently somewhere in the Mojave desert on an impromptu work trip. That unfortunately means no "new" content from me today, but I did forget to post my most recent video, My Jane Austen Collection, last week.

So here you go, a little Austen goodness to tide you over. Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!