April

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Edith Grossman (Oct 8, 2025 - April 23, 2026) - I finished!!!!!!!! So good. It is my hope to write about this experience soon.
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Mattt Dinniman (April 2-3, 2026) - This book was SO MUCH FUN and I can't wait to read the rest of the series. Told my brother about it and within a week he was on book 3, I kid you not. It's that good.
The Four Horsemen: the conversation that sparked an atheist revolution. with Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, and Dennett (April 10, 2025) - I think at this point I’ve revisited this conversation several times, mostly by audiobook, and watched it on YouTube once. (You can watch part 1 here and Part 2 here.) It might surprise you to know I don’t consider myself atheist and have been religious for most of the past ten years. However, I always like to question everything and reserve the right to change my mind about anything.
How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe (March 16 - April 1, 2026) - Highly recommend if this books is on your radar.

April Reading Note(s)

Wow, this month was awesome reading-wise.

I finally finished Don Quixote, which felt bittersweet after spending so much time with it. I also continued reading a fascinating book on astrophysics and decided to intentionally branch out beyond my usual comfort zone. On a whim, I picked up a completely different kind of book and was surprised by how FUN it was.

Also, for my birthday this month, my brother gave me the Loeb Classics edition of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. I was so excited I immediately started crying (happy tears) upon opening them. (He totally did not expect that reaction, lol!) Books always make the best gifts!

More than anything, this month reminded me how much reading can expand the world. Life felt bigger, brighter, and more interesting because of the books I chose to read.

So, my fellow readers and book lovers: step outside your comfort zone sometimes. You never know what book might change you.

March

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Edith Grossman (Oct 8, 2025 - yes, I'm still reading)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Mar 15-28) - Been on my kindle bookshelf for years now. Only read because someone wanted me to go see the movie with them. I have a rule that I want to read the book first if possible. So I read this first.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Mar 14) - quick read just for fun. Read in an afternoon.
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (Mar 29- Mar 30) - (Nope for this one!) Quick read. Read in two days.

March Reading Note(s)

I love reading books before seeing the movie. However, Project Hail Mary was kind of 'meh'. I wonder if the movie will actually be better than the book....? A Box Full of Darkness? Nope.

Still reading DQ. Got to the end of Part 1 this month and it felt like it was finished. I suddenly really missed Don Quixote and Sancho Panza! Apparently, when this book first came out, Part One was published first - so that is why it felt like a natural ending. So glad there is a Part Two.

I realize that I don't really add my non-fiction reads (except for last month's book by Carl Sagan). Thinking of changing this.

February

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan (Jan 31 - Feb 3) - A re-read. So good! I think everyone should read this book. It's that good.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Edith Grossman (Oct 8, 2025 - still reading)

February Reading Note(s)

Started a whole bunch of different books and finished few. And that is okay. There is no set way to be a reader. Sometimes you are reading just one book and sometimes you are all over the place. Either way, as long as you are reading books!

January

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Jan. 10) - A gift a friend mailed to me. Yep - read in one day. Totally captivating. It's been a while since I've gotten lost in a novel the same way I did when I was a child, but this is that kind of novel.
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis (Jan. 2 - Jan. 9)
Cries from the Lost World by Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Jan. 23 - Jan. 25) - This was a book I saw stuck in-between two larger books at the bookstore. It was a small mass market paperback nestled between two large trade paperbacks. I found the title on the spine interesting and I love mass market sizes. So I pulled it off the shelf and read what it was about and got it on a whim. It was fun and I enjoyed it!
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Edith Grossman (Oct 8, 2025 - still reading)

January Reading Note(s)

Definitely read outside of my normal reading zones this month. It was great. Don't forget to go outside of your normal reading zones every once in a while.

2026 Read(s)