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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (9/21/2020-9/27/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Everything Else:

Note: Fun reads this week! I’ve still got a big stack of books in my TBR pile, and of course a bunch of ebooks came in at once, but I’m working through it.

Make sure to stop by on Tuesdays for short reviews of some of these titles!

Stats for the Week:

  • 44 Books Read This Week
    • 23 Books with Diverse Main Character (52%)
    • 11 Books by Diverse Authors (25%)
    • 8 Books by Own Voices Authors (18%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: It’s autumn! I want to get school supplies, and go to a pumpkin farm, and drink cocoa or coffee under a tree that is dropping leaves with a good book. That last one has never been an actual thing that I’ve ever done, but I love the esthetic of it. Maybe one day this autumn when the leaves actually turn and I don’t want to yell into the void of time and space (because of 2020 reasons) I can make it happen. If I do I’ll take lots of pictures and share!

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (9/14/2020-9/20/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Everything Else:

Note: My reading is finally slowing down, which was about due, I think. Though I’m intentionally squeezing in more longer titles which is a nice way to balance out my reading. I’m sure picture books will pick up again soon as the October releases start to come in.

Stats for the Week:

  • 25 Books Read This Week
    • 13 Books with Diverse Main Character (52%)
    • 9 Books by Diverse Authors (36%)
    • 6 Books by Own Voices Authors (12%) (to the best of my knowledge)

Check-In on Yearly Reading:

  • 1264 Books Read This Year
    • 594 Books with Diverse Main Character (47%) (+11% from July)
    • 352 Books by Diverse Authors (28%) (not calculated in July)
    • 296 Books by Own Voices Authors (23%) (to the best of my knowledge) (+5% from July)

I am reading more diversely, as the stats are increasing. I’ve been book talking more diverse titles as well, though my storytime diversity is still weak. I actively included more material when I was working with preschoolers, but baby books and toddler books are harder to select due to finding materials that are age appropriate and work well virtually. I’m going to work harder there.

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: Gah. Pity Party hits close to home on the feels. I lost my dad when I was 14 and no one knew how to react and there were lots of awkward conversations and encounters and this was soooo good and soooo hard to read. (A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness does that to me too.) I really need to start reading more brain candy books and things with less feels because 2020 is already killing me.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (9/7/2020-9/13/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Graphic Novels:

Everything Else:

Note: Less reading this week, but I was able to wrap up a large personal project.

Stats for the Week:

  • 36 Books Read This Week
    • 28 Books with Diverse Main Character (78%)
    • 14 Books by Diverse Authors (39%)
    • 14 Books by Own Voices Authors (39%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: I was a bit under the weather with a migraine the last few days, so I do apologize that I added my reads after this was published originally. But I am working on an actual blog post, so gasp! there will be a teen update this week. 🙂

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (8/31/2020-9/6/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books:

Everything Else:

Note: My reading is very picture book heavy–life is throwing me lots of curveballs this week.

Stats for the Week:

  • 56 Books Read This Week
    • 42 Books with Diverse Main Character (75%)
    • 30 Books by Diverse Authors (54%)
    • 25 Books by Own Voices Authors (47%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: Happy Labor DayI I hope that you are enjoying your day off (or that you got the day off) After reading a bunch of graphic novels in the hopes that I could match Annamarie with number of titles read (spoiler alert I did not even come close), I have decided that I will not be reading anything today. Instead I am going to hang up some art that has been waiting to be displayed forever and love all over my fuzzball Frankie so he doesn’t act like the kitty in No Fuzzball!

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (8/24/2020-8/30/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

First Chapter Books:

Graphic Novels:

Everything Else:

Note: I want to give a shout-out to those awesome series by own voices authors featuring amazing, diverse characters in everyday situations. My current favorite characters:

Can we have more of these? So I can fill the shelves with them? Please? Also, who do I need to read about next? Comment your favorites!

Stats for the Week:

  • 57 Books Read This Week
    • 29 Books with Diverse Main Character (51%)
    • 15 Books by Diverse Authors (26%)
    • 13 Books by Own Voices Authors (23%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: I fell down a little rabbit hole and read all that we had of one manga this week. But I did sneak in a few heavy hitting teen reads so the brain candy was needed. I know I say this a LOT, but I am gonna try to write an actual post this week. I owe it to Annamarie to actually pull some weight on this blog and contribute, even if it is the shortest post in the world.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (8/17/2020-8/23/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Graphic Novels:

Everything Else:

Note: In an effort to simply keep up with the volume of books I have right now, I haven’t been doing the best job really focusing on own voices titles (other than continuously realizing how few diverse books are by own voices authors). One step I have taken to move in that direction is only listening to own voices audiobooks. I am happy to say I am back on the audiobooks train–though at a much slower pace than when I was on a committee–and I am enjoying the ability to speed up titles. I’ve been intentionally selecting titles that are by own voices authors, particularly those chapter books that I never seem to have the attention span for reading at the moment.

I’m also trying to prioritize physical books I have checked out that have holds–which sometimes align with own voices books…and sometimes don’t. This focus can leave me with a huge stack of eARCS…which I tried to make a dent in this week, really throwing off my own voices count. I did walk out of the library once this week without a single new book (and I didn’t leave any available holds behind!), so maybe the wave of new books will slow, allowing me to dig into some of the stuff that has been piling up.

Stats for the Week:

  • 62 Books Read This Week
    • 30 Books with Diverse Main Character (48%)
    • 15 Books by Diverse Authors (24%)
    • 10 Books by Own Voices Authors (16%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: In this to win this. Got my first school “visit” locked into place for September. While virtual is not my norm I played with it during summer school a few months ago, so hopefully this time the kids leave their cameras on so I don’t think they’ve fallen asleep. 🙂

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (8/10/2020-8/16/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

First Chapter:

Everything Else:

Note: More books with diverse main characters, but fewer overall books by own voices authors. I have a good pile of own voices chapter books in my to-be-read stack, but I haven’t had the energy to push into them right now. This weekend, I made a good dent in the shorter books checked out to me–but I do have a rapidly growing eARCs stack that I have abandoned. So. Many. Books.

Stats for the Week:

  • 46 Books Read This Week
    • 31 Books with Diverse Main Character (67%)
    • 20 Books by Diverse Authors (43%)
    • 10 Books by Own Voices Authors (22%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: I know that I am reading, I know that I am still consuming literature and that I still do reader’s advisory (however few and far between it is now), but because of the weird time vacuum we are in I feel like I have read nothing and it is all for naught. I really miss my teens.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (8/3/2020-8/9/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books:

Everything Else:

Note: 40 books does not equal a reading drought, but I definitely felt a bit of reading burnout this week. I just didn’t have any interest in reading before bed, even knowing that I had a big stack of graphic novels I had been eagerly anticipating waiting for me. I’m back in the library an extra day next week with a return to more “normal hours”, and I expect my reading to return to normal levels, mostly because I have to try to shift back to waking up around 6-7 am to get to work on time. I get it from the patron perspective, but…commute. Mornings. Why, why, why. I really don’t want to see the sunrise.

Stats for the Week:

  • 41 Books Read This Week
    • 25 Books with Diverse Main Character (61%)
    • 19 Books by Diverse Authors (46%)
    • 9 Books by Own Voices Authors (22%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: Reading more again. Feeling it more. Quarantine kills my spirit though.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (7/27/2020-8/2/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books:

Readers:

Everything Else:

Note: Exactly how much did I read this week? I know I moved through quite a few stacks of picture books due to my in-building rotation, but still…wow. It doesn’t actually feel like I read this much.

Stats for the Week:

  • 74 Books Read This Week
    • 47 Books with Diverse Main Character (64%)
    • 31 Books by Diverse Authors (42%)
    • 26 Books by Own Voices Authors (35%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: I’m here. That’s all I can really say right now.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (7/20/2020-7/26/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Everything Else:

Note: I squeezed in a few more graphic novels this week. There is a big pile of j-fiction chapter books staring at me that I just haven’t had time for. Listening to a teen book, and will be spending part of next weekend reviewing another teen book, so I’m glad I’m fitting some more of those in this year.

I had a decrease in books with diverse main characters and diverse authors, BUT an increase in own voices, which is a number I really want to pay attention to. Just pulling these stats each week is making me more conscious of my reading choices. Stats:

  • 47 Books Read This Week
    • 23 Books with Diverse Main Character (49%)
    • 12 Books by Diverse Authors (25%)
    • 11 Books by Own Voices Authors (24%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

Michala’s Reading

Note: I took a few days off from work for a mental vacay and attempted the quarantine cleaning/organization thing that everyone else seems to have done at the beginning of this whole mess. My house now feels extra messy, Goodwill has gotten a lot of clothes from me, I am a craft supply hoarder, and I feel like I haven’t read anything.

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