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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.

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Amy Wilson Sheldon 12/30/25 Amy Wilson Sheldon 12/30/25

Mrs. Dalloway

The 2020s are so weird and there is absolutely no denying that. But when Matt and I watched Ken Burns’ documentary on prohibition a few years ago, all I kept thinking was that the 1920s seemed pretty weird too.

Amy Wilson Sheldon 10/27/25 Amy Wilson Sheldon 10/27/25

The Wall

[Some scribbled notes…the kind that get my brain going when I’m trying to figure out what I want to say:]

Amy Wilson Sheldon 8/27/24 Amy Wilson Sheldon 8/27/24

Practice

What is it like to go through one’s day without analyzing every facet of one’s most basic routine? Darned if I know… (🫥)

Amy Wilson Sheldon 7/9/23 Amy Wilson Sheldon 7/9/23

Therapeutic Novels?

Oh…no, no, nope. This headline caught my eye in today’s “Bookmarks” email from The Guardian. The School of Life, a “social media company that offers advice on life issues” founded by Alain de Botton, has a publishing arm and has now put forth its first “therapeutic novel.” It’s called A Voice of One’s Own (hello, Virginia Woolf?) and is about a 29-year-old woman’s mental health journey.