Every week, I share a Field Note- an observation from everyday life that reveals something worth noticing about how we navigate change, uncertainty, and the human experience. If you're looking for a gentler, more thoughtful way to move forward with greater clarity and self-trust, I'd be honored to have you in the field.
A book recommendation, a podcast shoutout, and 3 books on my summer reading stack
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Hi Reader!
A friend recently mentioned me on her podcast because of a book recommendation I shared with her. I was nervous listening but delighted to hear she found herself thinking about the question the book explored.
What struck me wasn't that she liked the book.
It was that a story had stayed with her a bit and made her consider a different perspective about how she would handle the same situation, if Soulmail was real.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how books do that.
Not because they always teach us something, but because they help us notice something.
A character makes a choice we would never make.
Someone navigates a challenge differently than we would.
A story introduces a possibility we hadn't considered.
Sometimes fiction gives us enough distance from our own lives that we can suddenly see them more clearly.
A different way of seeing.
And honestly, I think that's one reason I've always loved reading.
Not because books provide answers. Because they help us notice.
A Few Books On My Summer Reading Stack
Here are three books I'm excited to read this summer (mostly because I read and loved the author's other books) that I highly suggest you add to your TBR stack too.
As a huge fan of Nora Goes Off-Script, this one is jumping the line to read next. Annabel Monaghan's plots feel like a version of real life you are living vicariously through and really make me wonder... what if..., daring to live the life that makes you happy, for yourself, not anyone else.
Based on the blurb, Dolly's going to learn some lessons about letting go and trying to solve 'all the things.' Something I could learn from.
I accidentally fell in love with Katherine Center's books, including The Romcommers, and this one sounds like it will be another favorite to sink into.
Based on the blurb, it sounds like JoJo is going to discover some clarity about stories she's been telling herself about the past. I have a few I could work on myself.
I have Christina Lauren and In a Holidaze to thank for resparking my love of reading as I was coming out of the new-mom-of-young-kids haze. I'll have to double check, but I think I have read every book in their backlog. Also fun fact: Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.
Based on the blurb, this sounds like a quirky tech-based snaffoo that will take us through a what if... type journey of priorities and second chances. Definitely a reminder I need.
Have you ever finished a book and realized it wasn't really about the characters?
...It was showing you something about yourself.
If so, I'd love to hear which book it was.
Happy reading,
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Every week, I share a Field Note- an observation from everyday life that reveals something worth noticing about how we navigate change, uncertainty, and the human experience. If you're looking for a gentler, more thoughtful way to move forward with greater clarity and self-trust, I'd be honored to have you in the field.
