Hi ,
Today my plan was to write to you about my summer reading list. I've been devouring books lately and last year I got great responses from my reading list, so it seemed like a good idea.
The problem is, I'm less sure that the books on my list for the summer are going to be any good, so I'm not confident recommending them like I was last year. It's taken me years to get to this point, but now I have no patience for bad books. If they're bad from the start, and I don't have 100% faith in the person who recommended it, I ditch the book. My list is too long to spend reading bad books.
I'll still give you my reading list below, but promise me you won't hold me to them if they're bad haha!
All my life I've been a voracious reader. I remember tucking myself under the blankets reading late at night so my parents couldn't see my light was on.
I'm eagerly anticipating my daughter learning to read, which is coming soon, so I can share my love of books with her. When I was growing up I had one friend who I would spend hours on the phone with talking about books, but after that, probably two decades went by where I didn't have book chats with anyone.
All of that has changed in the past year or
so. I now have local friends I chat books with on the regular, and many of my colleagues have had fantastic recommendations. It feels like a part of me is rekindling and I didn't realize how much I missed that kind of connection.
Someone who has given me fabulous recommendations has been Lauren Van Mullem. We've known each other almost two years now and
I've hired her multiple times for her CopyRocking service. She is the best copywriter I know, and just a delightful human.
Which is why I have to tell you about a workshop she's hosting next week...
No one wants to write or read another lame email. And I know you don't want to spend all your time writing emails that no one opens or reads. Lauren is
amazing at weaving stories and personal touches through her emails so that when you get an email from her, you actually want to read what's in it. And they convert.
DETAILS for the Newsletters That Get Read Workshop
If you've been reading my emails
for a long time you'll know Lauren has a recurring spot in my referrals list, so I hope if you're someone who writes newsletters or is wanting to start writing newsletters then you'll check this out.
Okay, now for my reading list.
Fiction
I just finished reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Grams and Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs, both of which I loved. I'm currently reading The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett which is also a fun read.
Next up is a change in genre...The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield and the second book in the Children of Time series called Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Non-Fiction
I just finished Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick and it has sent me down a rabbit hole of learning about AI. I highly recommend learning from him in any way you can.
I'm currently reading Adventures in Opting Out: A Field Guide to Leading an Intentional Life by Cait Flanders,
which is probably good for a newbie at opting out but I've been doing it for decades so it's not so much a guide for me as an interesting, relatable story.
Next up is Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity by Claudia Golden, which interests me because she's the first solo woman to win a Nobel Prize.
I'm also waiting on a few from the library:
True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us by Danielle J. Lindemann (I'm a sucker for reality TV) and The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness by Bari
Tessier. I've been putting off reading The Art of Money for years despite all the people who have recommended it because I'm not at all into manifestation or the law of attraction, but I'm sick of it being on my list so it's time to give it a chance.
That's all for today.
Have an awesome week!
You've got this,
Stephanie Wasylyk