Melody She Wrote

I started out the year with a 48-book goal and a mentality of grace. I didn’t want to strive for it. Just be chill. Apparently chill is 74 books, the most I’ve read in a year since 2012. How to account for this metoric rise? My initial guess was a combined explanation of more print books (due to vacation time and improved time management) and more audiobooks. But let's look at the data. Turns out, my print-book reading didn’t change much from last year! However, I did intentionally increase my audiobook reading this year--and it shows. I’m really grateful for the ability to adjust playback speed…for most of my life, audiobooks and I have had a tenuous relationship. The speaking speed of most narrators is slower than that of my thoughts, and this means I lose focus very quickly. Yay for 1.5x! The e-book reading increase I don’t really have an explanation for, other than…I really love Libby. It’s is the most-used app on my phone on any given week, by far. Shameless and apparently ann...