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Year in Review - 2022

Looking back on 2022, it looks like we were permanently on vacation which is almost the truth. Here‘s how we spent our days this year…

Year in Review - 2021

Sometimes it feels like a few years pass in the span of a couple of months. I still can’t believe how crazy this past year was…

What I read — January 2021

Last year, I inadvertently completed the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge (thank you, endless quarantine). I’m challenging myself to do the same again this year, mainly because my shelves are out of control…

Year in Review - 2020

Given the nature of this year, I debated whether or not to do my usual recap since it seems like we have spent the last nine months doing absolutely nothing…

What I read this fall

Since this year has felt never-ending, I decided to give my brain a break for most of fall. Here is everything I read in September, October and November…

booksSarah HarperDecember 5, 202020 for 2020, read, reading, reading list, reading challenge, goodreads, book club, book recommendations, book review, the night circus, erin morgenstern, january, february, quiet, introvert, susan cain, never split the difference, chris voss, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, self help, self-care, negotiation, magic, magician, the giver, lois lowry, dystopia, dystopian fiction, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, gail honeyman, fiction, YA fiction, circe, mythology, titan, madeline miller, the warehouse, rob hart, amazon, can't hurt me, david goggins, biography, autobiography, they both die at the end, adam silvera, ian mcewan, machines like me, gravity is the thing, jaclyn moriarty, dnf, libby, library, kindle, stuart turton, mystery, kristin hannah, historical fiction, the ten thousand doors of january, alix harrow, the martian, andy weir, little fires everywhere, celeste ng, hulu, normal people, sally rooney, margaret atwood, the testaments, the handmaid's tale, do nothing, celeste headlee, self helf, oprah book club, magic for liars, sarah gailey, educated, tara westover, memior, sometimes I lie, thriller, alice feeney, when all is said, anne griffin, an american marriage, tayari jones, the starless sea, essentialism, greg mckeown, spring, book, book list, reading review, born a crime, trevor noah, southern book club's guide to slaying vampires, grady hendrix, atomic habits, james clear, oona out of order, margarita montimore, the power of habit, charles duhigg, psychology, non-fiction, me and white supremacy, layla f. saad, a man called ove, fredrik backman, maybe you should talk to someone, lori gottlieb, station eleven, emily st. john mandel, samantha irby, we are never meeting in real life, beach read, emily henry, blake crouch, recursion, the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, taylor jenkins reid, the dutch house, ann patchett, happier, happier podcast, horror, horror fiction, memoir, romance, race, racism, essays, september, autumn, fall, autumn reads, fall reads, invisible women, caroline criado perez, october, november, the silent patient, alex michaelides, ask again yes, mary beth keane, lucy foley, the guest list, the hazel wood, melissa albert, little free library, the life she was given, ellen marie, ellen marie wiseman, jenny lawson, furiously happy, city of girls, elizabeth gilbertComment

What I read this summer

You may scroll through this one and get the impression that I give stars like Oprah gives away cars. This is not the case at all. I just hit a summer of literary awesomeness…

booksSarah HarperSeptember 9, 202020 for 2020, read, reading, reading list, reading challenge, goodreads, book club, book recommendations, book review, the night circus, erin morgenstern, january, february, quiet, introvert, susan cain, never split the difference, chris voss, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, self help, self-care, negotiation, magic, magician, the giver, lois lowry, dystopia, dystopian fiction, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, gail honeyman, fiction, YA fiction, circe, mythology, titan, madeline miller, the warehouse, rob hart, amazon, can't hurt me, david goggins, biography, autobiography, they both die at the end, adam silvera, ian mcewan, machines like me, gravity is the thing, jaclyn moriarty, dnf, libby, library, kindle, stuart turton, mystery, kristin hannah, historical fiction, the ten thousand doors of january, alix harrow, the martian, andy weir, little fires everywhere, celeste ng, hulu, normal people, sally rooney, margaret atwood, the testaments, the handmaid's tale, do nothing, celeste headlee, self helf, oprah book club, magic for liars, sarah gailey, educated, tara westover, memior, sometimes I lie, thriller, alice feeney, when all is said, anne griffin, an american marriage, tayari jones, the starless sea, essentialism, greg mckeown, spring, book, book list, reading review, born a crime, trevor noah, southern book club's guide to slaying vampires, grady hendrix, atomic habits, james clear, oona out of order, margarita montimore, the power of habit, charles duhigg, psychology, non-fiction, me and white supremacy, layla f. saad, a man called ove, fredrik backman, maybe you should talk to someone, lori gottlieb, station eleven, emily st. john mandel, samantha irby, we are never meeting in real life, beach read, emily henry, blake crouch, recursion, the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, taylor jenkins reid, the dutch house, ann patchett, happier, happier podcast, horror, horror fiction, memoir, romance, race, racism, essaysComment

What I read this spring

Since I’m often asked for book recommendations, I thought I would put together more frequent posts about what I’ve recently read. Here is everything I read in March, April and May…

booksSarah HarperMay 26, 202020 for 2020, read, reading, reading list, reading challenge, goodreads, book club, book recommendations, book review, the night circus, erin morgenstern, january, february, quiet, introvert, susan cain, never split the difference, chris voss, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, self help, self-care, negotiation, magic, magician, the giver, lois lowry, dystopia, dystopian fiction, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, gail honeyman, fiction, YA fiction, circe, mythology, titan, zeus, helios, madeline miller, the warehouse, rob hart, amazon, can't hurt me, david goggins, biography, autobiography, they both die at the end, adam silvera, ian mcewan, machines like me, gravity is the thing, jaclyn moriarty, dnf, libby, library, kindle, stuart turton, mystery, kristin hannah, historical fiction, the ten thousand doors of january, alix harrow, the martian, andy weir, little fires everywhere, celeste ng, hulu, normal people, sally rooney, margaret atwood, the testaments, the handmaid's tale, do nothing, celeste headlee, self helf, oprah book club, magic for liars, sarah gailey, educated, tara westover, memior, sometimes I lie, thriller, alice feeney, when all is said, anne griffin, an american marriage, tayari jones, the starless sea, essentialism, greg mckeown, spring, book, book list, reading reviewComment

What I read this winter

Since I’m often asked for book recommendations, I thought I would put together more frequent posts about what I’ve recently read. Here is everything I read in January and February…

What I Learned from a Month of Planning

It's hard to believe that January is already over. I set aside the entire month of January to plan for the upcoming year. Here's what I learned...

goalsSarah HarperJanuary 31, 2018reflections, planning, goals, day designer, to do, inspiration, organization, january, myers-briggs, infj, entjComment

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