Posted on October 10, 2023
by Adam Burgess
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Hello readers! Here’s my monthly review for everything I read in September. I’ll be back again on October 15th with the TBR Pile Challenge checkpoint! In the meantime, our first contemplative read has begun. You’re welcome to join us as we read Ed Yong’s… Continue Reading “Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023”
Category: Biography, Buddhism, Christopher Isherwood, Diane Seuss, Fantasy, Fiction, Gavin Edwards, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, James Baldwin, James Clear, John Brehm, lgbtq, Mary Oliver, Middle Grade, Mindfulness, Monthly Review, Mr. Rogers, Mythology, Naomi Kanakia, Personal Growth, Poetry, Race, Readers Imbibing Peril, Rick Riordan, RIP, S.L. Coney, Short Story, Stephen King, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thriller, Tillie Walden, Young Adult
Posted on September 1, 2022
by Adam Burgess
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Hello readers! August 2022 at Roof Beam Reader was devoted to all things Jane Austen. I was, however, doing a lot of reading that was not Austen or Austen-related, so I thought I’d share a quick recap of that reading here, with teeny tiny… Continue Reading “What I Read in August 2022”
Category: 2022 TBR Pile Challenge, Addiction, American History, Buddhism, chinese, Chinese Literature, Contemporary, Darren Littlejohn, Eliot Schrefer, Fantasy, Gregory D. Smithers, History, Kang Han, Laos, LGBT, LGBTQ History, Mindfulness, Native American, Poetry, Richard Siken, Sam Sax, Science-Fiction, South Korean, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Tommy Pico, two-spirit, Wallace Stevens, Women In Translation, Xiran Jay Zhao, Young Adult
Posted on December 7, 2020
by Adam Burgess
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I was pleased to receive from TCK Publishing two copies of Melissa Steginus’s new book, Everyday Mindfulness: 108 Simple Practices to Empower Yourself and Transform Your Life. After a brief scan of the book, I have decided to work through my copy starting in… Continue Reading “Giveaway: Everyday Mindfulness”