Reading List

During graduate school, I picked up a reading habit, and began tracking my reading to feel some academic progress (...thesis writing can feel excruciatingly stagnant). This helped me explore my interests and prepare for a career in college teaching. Now, I maintain this reading list to model what life-long learning might look like for you all!

For some transparency: when I was a college student, I never imagined that I'd be the type to read "for fun", and I was honestly intimidated whenever I heard that someone was reading multiple books per year (or per month!?) on top of their responsibilities like work, school, and family. Where did they find the time?

Well, seriously, I still haven't exactly figured out their secret. However, I can tell you mine: I give most of my books a first pass in audio form, usually during otherwise "wasted" time like lifting, commuting, cooking, cleaning, or dog walking. Don't worry, I'm not some robot who doesn't listen to music or stop and smell the roses with my headphones off: I do it all, depending on my mood and goals. I encourage you to get creative about when you want to read! 

I love using the phone app Libby to find audiobooks for free (legally!) — you can rent out audiobooks by connecting to your local library. If I like a book enough, I might try to acquire a physical or ebook copy to annotate so that I can better absorb the author's ideas.

So, my reading list is down below. If you've stumbled onto this page and want to talk about any of these books, I'd love to chat!