pickI didn‘t really know what to expect going into this book and to be honest didn‘t have the highest hopes that I would enjoy it… but I LOVED it! It was so unlike anything I have read before… heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time! Definitely a 5⭐️ read!!!
After fighting the stomach bug all week, I finally have the energy to read and I am loving this book so far!
pickThis book came across my radar several times in 2025 and each time I thought I wasn‘t sure. It was the only title on the #auldlangspine2026 list I received from @Lesliereadsalot that I recognized so I decided to start with it. Wow, I am so glad I didn‘t miss it. It‘s dark fo sure and deals with existential and real existence crisis themes, and yet it affirms life and love and connection. I was invested in the characters and I cried. #auldlangspine
pickWonderful beautiful picture book. Its a wordless story about a robot who tends to the animals in a neglected zoo. A heavy rainfall comes and the robot has to figure out how to move the animals to safety. Cute ending. The illustrations throughout are just amazing.
pickLow pick, but overall solid. It‘s more inspirational than how-to, and some of the essays are better than others. I‘d #borrownotbuy for most readers.
So far, this essay is my favorite. It echoes Simon Rosenberg‘s Hopium Chronicles (on Substack) message that despair is a choice we can‘t afford, or as Joyce Vance of Civil Discourse (also on Substack) titled her book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable.
“Yes, there is beauty to uncover still. It won‘t disappear the despair, or grief, or heartbreak, but it can, perhaps, prevent us from sinking into them.”
Day 5 of #12BooksOf2025. I love this author. Anyone know if she has a new book releasing this coming year?
My reading buddy is getting more & more slightly annoyed with me evertime I move to get more comfy. 😬🤦♀️😜
Yes, it‘s true that you can‘t solve the climate crisis alone, but it‘s even more true that we can‘t solve it without you. It‘s a team sport.
From “Here‘s Where You Come In” by Mary Annaïse Heglar
