{"id":31408,"date":"2019-11-04T08:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/?p=31408"},"modified":"2019-11-04T08:35:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:35:44","slug":"getting-back-into-books-what-are-you-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/getting-back-into-books-what-are-you-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Back into Books + What Are You Reading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_7844.jpg\" alt=\"Back into Books + What Are You Reading? Pictured: woman standing against decorative wall reading on her cell phone in Nashville, TN\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spend a significant amount of my time writing, both professionally and personally. It&#8217;s probably my preferred form of self-expression (aside from performing to make people laugh), and as a result it&#8217;s become my job, my business, and my hobby! I write all the damn time \u2013 as a marketing and communications professional; as a blogger; as a stand-up comic. Writing is my life but I so enjoy taking time developing my thoughts and putting them down on paper (or these days, digitally). <a href=\"http:\/\/WhatsHaute.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/2018-goals-write-travel-live-love-and-laugh-more\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Writing is incredibly therapeutic<\/a> for me, in all forms.<\/p>\n<p>This year I&#8217;ve spent so much time on writing that I&#8217;ve let my love for reading lapse! (Unless you count reading email after email, or social media content, or listening to podcasts.) But to be a great writer, you must also be a great reader. I&#8217;ve always felt that writing and reading go hand-in-hand; in fact, reading new, interesting, or intellectual content informs my writing. So it&#8217;s time I started getting back into books. And I want to know &#8211; what are you reading?<\/p>\n<p>I usually find a good book and immerse myself in it, sometimes staying up for hours past my intended bedtime, engrossed in a juicy read. I remember discovering the six-part <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/projects\/la-me-dirty-john\/\">&#8220;Dirty John&#8221; LA Times article<\/a> series one Sunday morning, and I stayed in bed for hours until I finished reading it. It was so addictive. I know I can&#8217;t be the only one who does that. Anyway, I&#8217;ve decided I want to read several different genres of books at once so I&#8217;ve decided to set a reading schedule. Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;m currently\/or have just started reading \u2013 and when:<\/p>\n<p>Weekend: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/34qMg6V\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">God is Able<\/a> by Patricia Shirer<br \/>\nMonday: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2PU40nx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Work It: Secrets for Success from the Boldest Women in Business<\/a> by Carrie Kerpen<br \/>\nWednesday: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JNSgih\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Just Mercy<\/a> by Bryan Stevenson<br \/>\nThursday: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2r35Is2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Lies That Bind<\/a> by Emily Giffin<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll probably add to the list once I get in a groove, but I think this is a good start, and it covers the four topics most important to me:<br \/>\nGod\/Christianity<br \/>\nWomen&#8217;s Entrepreneurship and leadership<br \/>\nSocial justice, and<br \/>\nLighthearted\/humor<\/p>\n<p>What are you reading at the moment? Share your favorite books\/book recommendations in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spend a significant amount of my time writing, both professionally and personally. It&#8217;s probably my preferred form of self-expression (aside from performing to make people laugh), and as a result it&#8217;s become my job, my business, and my hobby! 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