I read 55 books in 2023 for my own pleasure, plus another 13 in my capacity as a nonfiction book reviewer for Publishers Weekly before I took a hiatus from that role. 2023 felt like a fantastic year in reading, for me: I continued to really love reading on my couch during meals, enjoying daylight and… Continue reading Books I loved in 2023
Author: Sara Davis
Reading Roundup: December 2023
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei. While I was devouring this book and trying to explain it to friends, my short pitch was pregnant women solving a murder in space. This is a gross oversimplification. For one, not everyone pregnant on this spaceship is a woman, and not everyone solving the murder is pregnant--but most… Continue reading Reading Roundup: December 2023
Climate Roundup: Winter blues
The 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP 28, met in Dubai in early December, and it was, by all accounts, kind of a mess. For one, there was a significant presence of parties who are invested in continuing the use of fossil fuels--including this year's COP president, who is the head… Continue reading Climate Roundup: Winter blues
Reading Roundup: November 2023
I'm still slowly working through The Artist's Way--it seems that my rhythm is to go for three weeks and then completely abandon it in the fourth, swamped by end of the month deadlines, but I am still engaged enough to return to it once my duties are discharged. This month, one of the challenges proposed… Continue reading Reading Roundup: November 2023
Climate roundup: Grief and gratitude
Do holidays make you count your blessings and feel gratitude for the comforts of home and family (and, if you're fortunate, paid time off)? Or do they highlight the losses and worries and deficits of the year that was? Probably a little of both, if you're like me. Here is some climate coverage from the… Continue reading Climate roundup: Grief and gratitude
What writers need to know about AI
Disclaimer: I am not an AI expert, and do not know everything there is to know about AI. I am just a marketing writer wondering if generative AI is going to replace my job, a creative writer wondering how it will affect the publishing landscape, and a teaching assistant trying to help students navigate the… Continue reading What writers need to know about AI
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