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How to Read David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest

May 18, 2026

In the spirit of an online recipe blog, allow me first some introspection, reflection, and then the resources...

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2025 Reading Recap

December 30, 2025

Another year in the books means it’s time for my annual reading recap and 2025’s list is really...

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Books to Gift Last Minute

December 15, 2025

When we enter the second half of December every year, gift-givers are coming down to the deadline. I...

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My Favorite Reading Recommendations

October 31, 2025

Every year in my reading recaps, I post a TOP NINE list where I recommend my top three...

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25 Books Down: My 2025 Reading Journey

July 3, 2025

Halfway through 2025 and the reading count is already at 25 books. Not work books, but personal reads...

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2024 Reading Recap

January 5, 2025

Another year, another reading goal in the books! This year, I really rushed at the end to meet...

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2023 Reading Recap

January 5, 2024

As I’ve gotten deeper into publishing news, marketing, and advertising, I’ve found myself more susceptible to jumping into...

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2022 Reading Recap

January 5, 2023

This year I read 48 books, the most I’ve read since 2018 and the second most since I...

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2021 Reading Recap

January 5, 2022

This year I read 32 books, which was below my yearly average and my set goal. But considering...

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2020 Reading Recap

January 5, 2021

This year I read 33 books, which was 13 books below my yearly average. But I stand proud...

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2019 Reading Recap

January 5, 2020

Here is a statistical breakdown of my reading in 2019. Want to read more? Visit my Goodreads profile.

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2018 Reading Recap

January 5, 2019

This year I read 52 books—one for every week of the year! Of course, some books took longer,...

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2017 Reading Recap

January 5, 2018

This was the first year I read slightly fewer books in four years of tracking. My list skewed...

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2016 Reading Recap

January 5, 2017

So this year I read more books, more pages, more nonfiction, more male authors, more digital, and more...

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2015 Reading Recap

January 5, 2016

This year I read more books, more pages, more fiction, more male authors, more print, and less from...

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2014 Reading Recap

January 5, 2015

This year, I read 39 books start to finish, down from 46 in 2013. But that’s because I...

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2013 Reading Recap

January 5, 2014

Here is a statistical breakdown of my reading in 2013. Want to read more? Visit my Goodreads profile.

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2012 Reading Recap

January 5, 2013

Here is a statistical breakdown of my reading in 2012. Want to read more? Visit my Goodreads profile.

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