Ever abandon your book because you just don't like it anymore?

Zadie Smith is ruthless about getting rid of books - Washington Post

“Every box you open, it's like — ah, well, here we are, a pile of books for babies. And I don't have babies anymore.” Generally, aside from ...

Trusting God When You're Tired of Trying - Proverbs 31 Ministries

It seemed I had prayed every prayer I knew how to pray and read every scripture I knew that pertained to my circumstances. And yet nothing ...

If You Think to Yourself "Im Lost In Life" Here's What to Do Next -

You know the answers to why you're feeling lost but you just don't want to accept them. ... Their stories will empower you because they're normal people just like ...

How to Actually Fix a Relationship You Ruined: Expert Dos & Don'ts

The person you love has been experiencing that flavor of rejection or abandonment their whole lives, ever since their “person” was a parent or guardian.

The Difference Between DNF and Abandoned - The Lily Cafe

Maybe I just don't actually like the books that everyone raves about. Oh well. Not every book is for every reader. There are many self-published ...

Musician Maya Bon (Babehoven) on allowing yourself to rest

With ceramics, I don't really abandon pieces as much. There's a few pieces I haven't wanted to use or show anyone, maybe I just don't like the ...

How to Get a Book Published | Penguin Publishing

But you won't write anything if you don't start. The only regret I have is that I left it so long. I suppose the best advice for busy parents who want to write ...

Why books donʼt work | Andy Matuschak

Have you ever had a book like this—one you'd read—come up in ... Mathematical proofs, as a medium, don't just consider ideas about ...

An Interview With Rick | Rick Riordan

I love teaching. I love working with kids. For many years, I taught full-time and wrote a book a year in the Tres Navarre mystery series.

The Wild Robot lives! - Peter Brown Studio

and also i love your book its the best book i”ve ever started to read ill ... for a book club and I don't enjoy reading). Anyway, I received this book ...

The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books - The Atlantic

“It's not like I can say, 'Okay, over the next three weeks, I expect you to read The Iliad,' because they're not going to do it.” Private ...

An Interview with Anne Carson - Brick | A literary journal

... you can ever know what words mean because really we don't. They're just ... So I started the book as an effort of understanding, just trying to put ...

Love Is Not Enough - Mark Manson

In 1967, John Lennon wrote a song called, “All You Need Is Love.” He also beat both of his wives, abandoned one of his children, verbally abused his gay ...

The Adult Children of Divorce Find Their Voice

I can tell you from experience that divorce absolutely devastates kids. Even worse, we don't want to make our parents feel bad because we see ...

A Guide to Getting Rid of Almost Everything | The New Yorker

In my apartment, it's got so cluttered that sometimes, when I leave—usually to acquire more stuff—it crosses my mind that I should leave a “Dear ...

Killing Home Internet Is the Most Productive Thing I've Ever Done

... the house for 30 days—just make sure you don't have access to it. You will hate it at first. You'll want to get online to do something stupid and you won't be ...

Abandonment issue: when do you give up on a book? - The Guardian

I'd hazard a guess that the main reason people abandon books is because life is too short. Again, those good people over at Goodreads have ...

Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books.

Let's set aside the transparently trashy stuff like Divergent and Twilight, which no one defends as serious literature. I'm talking about the ...

No one buys books - by Elle Griffin - The Elysian

I think I can sum up what I've learned like this: The Big Five publishing houses spend most of their money on book advances for big celebrities ...

Are Your Relationship Doubts a Symptom of Relationship OCD or a ...

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “What if I'm not in love with my partner anymore? ... you don't like, and think they have terrible taste. While someone ...