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2022: Sure, I’ll Read That.

January 11, 2023 Dana Van Nest

Artwork by my dear friend Kathy Saxon of some of the books we’ve read over the years at book club.

I am not a particularly discerning reader. If it looks interesting to me, I’ll read it. I like magic and alternative realities and history and romance and real life and completely unreal life.

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2021: Year Two of Pandemic Reading

January 6, 2022 Dana Van Nest
A white built-in bookshelf filled with books, photos, and tchotchkes.

The built-in bookshelf in my home office. It’s as organized as it’s going to get.

In 2021: Year Two of Pandemic Reading, I sought out books for comfort; ones I could cozy up with and escape my actual world for a while. Typically, I try to balance fun books with serious or challenging books, but in 2021? Not so much.

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A Year of Reading: Pandemic Version

January 16, 2021 Dana Van Nest
A selection of books read in 2020 and to be read in 2021

A selection of books read in 2020 and to be read in 2021

A pleasant side effect of the pandemic has been more time to read. I was a little surprised at my final number as the rest of my family does not observe Sacred Lunch Reading Time and expected to interact while we ate. That’s what dinner’s for. Lunch is for reading.

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A Decade of Reading

January 11, 2020 Dana Van Nest
My high-tech organizational system

My high-tech organizational system

From January 2010 to December 2019, I read 631 books. Of those, 30 were repeat reads of personal favorites – I will never ever tire of…

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What I’m Reading

April 15, 2019 Dana Van Nest

On a typical day, I can get 20 minutes of reading in while eating my lunch and another 20 minutes before I fall asleep…

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