I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

by Anne Bogel

You’re looking for a book that reminds you why you read in the first place. One written well and that will feel like it was written just for you—one that will make you think about things in a new way, or feel things you didn’t expect a book to make you feel, or see things in a new light. A book you won’t want to put down, whose characters you don’t want to tell good-bye. A book you will close feeling satisfied and grateful, thinking, Now, that was a good one.

This passage is born out of so much personal experience! I've learned that when readers ask me to recommend a "great" book they can read next, they're not looking for a book that's technically amazing (though it might be) or worthy of literary awards (though it might be). They're looking for a certain kind of reading experience—one that's tailor made for THEM. It's my pleasure and privilege to help them find the right books for their own To Be Read list.