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Since 2012, I’ve been writing about books. And the act of reading. And the importance of story and narrative. But, mostly, the underlying theme of all I write is how taking a moment to stop and digest some longform text — instead of scrolling, instead of watching a video, instead of multitasking — can be one of the most grounding things we can do for ourselves. Here’s the one-stop online home for all this writing.

You can read more about me and my work by moseying over here. Want to peruse periodic “essay drops” — excerpts from my work-in-progress essay collection about Homesickness? Here ya go.

Shelfies: My Mom and Dad
Thoughts on Books, Book Culture Amy Wilson Sheldon Thoughts on Books, Book Culture Amy Wilson Sheldon

Shelfies: My Mom and Dad

From Newsletter Issue No. 22:

I’m not on TikTok (thankgoodness) or on this particular “side” of Instagram, but I know that “Day in the Life” content is popular. Everyone likes a good, soup-to-nuts look at the benign details of someone’s life, because — let’s face it — it’s the supposed “benign details” that provide the structure for everything…

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Heart Be at Peace
Thoughts on Books Amy Wilson Sheldon Thoughts on Books Amy Wilson Sheldon

Heart Be at Peace

I’ve been thinking about what it means to not just live — but to cultivate, and maybe even cultivate with aplomb (!) — a small life. Which mine is. And I suspect that applies to the great majority of us.

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