Category: Reading Life
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July Reading Recap: The Slump, The Retreat, and Everything Else
This month my reading dropped lower than it has all year. Here’s what pulled me away from books, and the library retreat that brought me back.
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Books I Recommend to Everyone Who Asks
The books I recommend to everyone to understand the systems we’re all tangled up in, and live differently for it.
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My Personal Best Books
Out of all the books I’ve read, these ones stayed with me. They shift how I think, feel, and see the world, the way only a book can.
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My Favorite Authors I’ll Read No Matter What
in Reading LifeEvery reader has a few authors they’d hand to anyone who asked. These are my favorite authors, and I have a feeling one might become yours.
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Bookstores in Tampere, Finland: A Book Lover’s Guide
Curious about the bookstores in Tampere? Come find rare old covers, cozy secondhand shelves, and the loveliest little bird-shaped library.
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June 2026 Reading Recap: Heartbreak to Magic
Finland goes quiet for Midsummer, so I lost myself in books, from the one that broke my heart to the imaginative reads that filled my shelf.
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A Reader’s Reflection: Before the Social Media
What did reading before social media give me? Looking back on a lifetime of reading, I found a kind of luck no algorithm could ever give me.
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May 2026 Reading Wrap-Up: A Slower Month in Books
May handed me fewer books but two that wouldn’t let go. A biography that made me angry and a line about writing I had to read multiple times.
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Literary Journaling: The Reading Habit That Healed Me
in Reading LifeLiterary journaling is how I write alongside my reading . It has strengthened my love of books and given me a little clarity.
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My All-Time Favorite Books
Some books you finish and forget. These ones stayed with me for years. Here are the books I’d recommend to anyone, without hesitation.
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April 2026 Reading Recap: 10 Books, ALMOST No Favorites
I read 10 books in April. This month, the last page of one book so intrigued me that I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.
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What World Book Day 2026 Looks Like in Helsinki
On World Book Day 2026, I joined hundreds of strangers on the steps of Helsinki’s Parliament Building to read in silence for one hour.
