The Black Book

As a bookstore owner, I have an endless supply of books at my disposal, I can read whatever I want whenever I want, but contrary to popular belief I only read a few books a year.  When I was kid, books were my escape. I could lose myself in a novel for days and not think about anything else around me. As I entered college and then graduate school, my perception of reading shifted and became more of a chore. My peers would list off all the authors they read, of the critically acclaimed variety, and my own list would never measure....

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 I loved to read as a kid. Every long break I had in school, I had a list of books I wanted to read. Books were a form of escape growing up, which is why young adult novels have such a special place in my heart. The stories were fun and quick paced and kept me on my toes. Now that I am older, I don't have as much time to read. I find myself listening to podcasts and playing reruns of Criminal Minds in the background while I work from home. Reading sometimes feels like a chore rather than...