My Favorite First-Time Read: The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis My Least Favorite First-Time Read: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ༻❁༺ What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2025: Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Translated by Dwight Goddard and Sam Torode   * † [CO = CN] Party Princess by Meg Cabot   ** † [CO = US] Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 13 by Tomohito Oda   * † [CO = JP] Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot   ** † [CO = US] Spy × Family, Vol. 13 by Tatsuya Endo   * † [CO = JP] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin   * † [CO = US] Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 14 by Tomohito Oda   *...

My Favorite First-Time Read: Silence by Shūsaku Endō, Translated by William Johnston My Least Favorite First-Time Read: In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon ༻❁༺ What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2024: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, Narrated by Michelle Williams Under the Oak Tree: Season 2 -4- by Suji Kim Fruits Basket, Vol. 9 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 10 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 11 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 12 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 13 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 14 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 15 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 16 by Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket, Vol. 17 by Natsuki Takaya Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Fruits Basket, Vol. 18 by Natsuki Takaya A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Narrated by Kate ...

My Favorite First-Time Read: Women Talking by Miriam Toews My Least Favorite First-Time Read: It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover ༻❁༺ What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2023: Red River, Vol. 17 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 18 by Chie Shinohara A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Red River, Vol. 19 by Chie Shinohara The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman Red River, Vol. 20 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 21 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 22 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 23 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 24 by Chie Shinohara Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams Red River, Vol. 25 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 26 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 27 by Chie Shinohara Red River, Vol. 28 by Chie Shinohara Claymore, Vol. 1 by Norihiro Yagi Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson ( While Listening Along to the Audiobook Narrated by Michael Kramer) Claymore, Vol. 2 by Norihiro Yagi ...

My Favorite First-Time Read: The Book of Thel by William Blake My Least Favorite First-Time Read: Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw ༻❁༺ What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2022: Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 2 by Bisco Hatori Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3 by Bisco Hatori The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 4 by Bisco Hatori Love Story by Erich Segal Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Edited by John E. Hankins Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 5 by Bisco Hatori The Best Love Poems Ever- Edited by David Rohlfing Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 -1- by Suji Kim Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 6 by Bisco Hatori Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, Narrated by Jenny Sterlin Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 -2- by Suji Kim Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones, Narrated by Jenny Sterlin House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones, Narrate...

My Favorite First-Time Read: Nobody Knows My Name by James Baldwin My Least Favorite First-Time Read: Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira ༻❁༺ What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2021: Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Translated by Katherine Woods Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 2 by Tomohito Oda Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 3 by Tomohito Oda The Best Poems Ever: A Collection of Poetry’s Greatest Voices Edited by Edric S. Mesmer Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 4 by Tomohito Oda Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 5 by Tomohito Oda Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 6 by Tomohito Oda Twelfth Night or What You Will by William Shakespeare Never Alone Compiled by Ruth W. Harley World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Nobody Knows My Name by James Baldwin Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patri...

My Favorite First-Time Read: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck My Least Favorite First-Time Read: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman ༻❁༺ What I (Re)Read and/or (Re)Listened to in 2020: Little Men by Louisa May Alcott   * † [CO = US] Jo’s Boys by Louisa May Alcott   * † [CO = US] Little Women: The Official Movie Companion by Gina McIntyre   * † [CO = US] Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster   ** † [CO = US] Dear Enemy by Jean Webster   * † [CO = US] A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman   * † [CO = SE] Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman   * † [CO = US] All the Light We Ca...