Have you ever told yourself, “I’m going to start reading again! I’ll read 15 minutes each night before bed!” During reading slumps, I’ve often tried to use this strategy, only to fail at it, over and over again. I’m tired and out of will power at night. The last thing I want to do is […]

Over on Instagram, I have been working on a project where I encourage people to create a Reading Autobiography by revisiting their Touchstone books. Both concepts come from Donalyn Miller. I learned about and completed elements of this activity (Part 1 and Part 2) in Prof LaGarde‘s Young Adults Literature & Reading class at Rutgers. […]

A long time ago, I planned to be a lawyer. I will always remember the moment I realized it was not for me. I was working as an intern at a legal aid center and the lawyer, noting the book on my desk said, “I haven’t read a novel in decades…” There were a lot […]