Marty Reeder2023 Mooks™It felt like 2023 was an average year of reading. Yet since I’ve been tracking, my reading numbers this was my third biggest year: 3.6…Apr 5Apr 5
Marty ReederOne-Act Play: There’s Always a Bigger Phish!Introduction: I’ve recently been put on the Smithfield Library Board, a position which has exactly zero power concerning library finances…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
Marty Reeder2022 Mooks™2022, I cleaned house. There were a bunch of books that I started in 2021 (or earlier!) but had not made much progress on. Well, it was…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Marty Reeder2021 Mooks™ AwardsFeast or famine, folks. In 2020, not news for those of you religiously following my annual reading stats (i.e., EVERYONE), I absolutely…Mar 26, 2022Mar 26, 2022
Marty Reeder2020 Mooks™ Awards!Direct quote from last year’s Mooks™ Awards opener:Mar 6, 2021Mar 6, 2021
Marty Reeder2010s Decade Mooks™ AwardsI had three kids, started a Twitter account, got some teaching awards, and traveled to Europe for the first time, all within the 2010s. In…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
Marty Reeder2019 Mooks™ Awards2018 showed a pretty low trend in reading word amount for me (one million fewer from 2017 to 2018), and I blamed the Bible (seemed trendy)…Mar 1, 2020Mar 1, 2020
Marty ReederRoscars® 2017Anyone else noticed that the Oscars have become bloated with grandstanding celebrities lost within a vacuum of interminably unwatchable…Jan 13, 2018Jan 13, 2018
Marty Reeder2017 Mooks™ AwardsLast year I predicted a banner year of reading for 2017, and — not to brag but with every intention of saying something in a boastful…Jan 9, 2018Jan 9, 2018