Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve. Carol Shields Republic of Love

What’s in My Bookbag

And books in this series have snuck out with me too

Earlier this year it occurred to me that reading more than a dozen books at once wasn’t really working out.

I don’t have long spans of hours for reading every day, so this inevitably means that some books just don’t get read.

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