A used bookstore that I had been going to since I was a little kid was my first job out of college.

I’d be lying if I said I enjoyed working there. Didn’t really mesh well with my coworkers and absolutely hated my role.

BUT- the books are dirt cheap and I’ve never left that place with less than several books and if it weren’t for the fact that I moved and have another used bookstore half the distance would still drop $20-$30 there in a heartbeat.

• get back to the goal of at least one Pulitzer/year. This year I’m thinking either The Sympathizer or Middlesex.

• one book a month.

• be more willing to DNF a book.

• and finally- don’t obsessively track book progress in GoodReads, I found it makes it much less enjoyable.