Leftovers (to finish from previous months)
1) Ashes (Seeds of America #3) by Laurie Halse Anderson
This was on my 2021 reading list for January, and I didn't quite finish, so we march on! It's great so far.
2) Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans by Gary Krist
I have a list of places, people, and subjects I want to learn more about, and this year's focus place in New Orleans! I got this book while I was in NOLA last year, so I thought this was a great place to start.
3) Transcendant Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
4) White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
This was my anti-racism pick for January, and I expect to finish it in the next few days. I wanted to take my time with it, because there's a lot to unpack and think about. Very useful book for me.
5) Lore by Alexandra Bracken
This one hopped up on the list because it's the pick for a book subscription box I subscribe to. I love Greek mythology, so I'm super excited about it! Only about a chapter in so far.
6) The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
I've been reading this book since JULY!! I'm not sure exactly what my roadblock has been; it's just not super engrossing so far. I want to finally finish this month though.
7) A Blade so Black (The Nightmare-Verse #1) by L. L. McKinney
My current library read! The return date is soon, so hopefully that will motivate me! Only a few pages into this one so far.
Books from my 2021 list
I make a list every year that has books from a variety of categories: 1) seasonal reads (reflecting the month or season of the year, i.e. winter or January); 2) back list reads (the oldest books on my to-read list on Goodreads); 3) holiday reads (if a holiday occurs in that month, a book related to it, i.e. romance for Valentine's); 4) series that I can finish by reading one more book; 5) books by or about my focus person, place, or subject (this year, it's Jean Paul Sartre and New Orleans); 6) nonfiction book; 7) nonfiction anti-racism book or fiction by a person of color.
1) Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
My seasonal pick for winter, and also one of the oldest books on my TBR.
2) Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
I thought Sweethearts would be cute for a Valentine's Day read. Somehow, I've never read a book by Sara Zarr, so this will be my first!
3) White Oleander by Janet Fitch
This is the oldest book on my TBR, shelved on Goodreads in January of 2010. I hope it's worth the wait!
4) Escape from Disaster (Antartica #2) by Peter Lerangis
Reading this book finishes a duology that I started when I was smol. It's based on the true story of an early voyage to the South Pole.
5) Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It by Garth Davis
I've been working on reducing my meat intake for the last few years for several reasons. February is my health-focused month as far as 2021 goals go, so I wanted to beef up (ha ha ha) on the research behind the meat industry and health.
6) Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
I'm really interested in the people and ideas behind the 20's/30's era in Paris (Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Picasso, Dali, Ernest Hemingway, surrealism, existentialism, etc.). Sartre is my 2021 focus pick, so I'm reading his works and biographies written about him. This is the first of the year! I also have a copy of No Exit in French, so I might read that as a French language exercise sometime as well.
7) The Color Purple by Alice Walker
I can't believe I haven't read this book yet. It's my book this month written by a person of color, and I'm excited to finally dig in.
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