HeyJaredThe Reading Well
The Reading Well is a personal space for the books that help relax, expand, and just disappear from the real world. A record of my own reading life—a way to escape, discover new ideas, and just "be." Expect reflections from the bathtub, the couch, and the
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Season of the Witch (opens the original)
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#119 - Loki Mulholland: History Isn’t Finished, It’s Waiting for You (opens the original)
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Loki Mulholland grew up with a civil rights icon Joan Trumpauer ulholland for a mom, but like most kids, he mostly just knew her as Mom. It wasn’t until he saw her in his history books that he began to understand the extraordinary role she had played in the Civil Rights Movement. In 2011, Loki picked up a camera to tell her story, never realizing that one documentary would lead to a career making films about civil rights, racism, voting rights, and the stories that too often get left out of hist
August Reading Wrap-Up (opens the original)
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I read fourteen books this month, interestingly enough; none of them quite hit the 5-star mark for me, although a couple got close. I need a book to really wow and knock my socks off to hand out a 5-star rating, and I’m notoriously stingy with them. Now don’t get me wrong, August had plenty of good books that I will recommend and am excited to share about. (As always, every book below links to my Bookshop.org shop, which supports indie bookstores, this newsletter, and my family.)<a cl
#118 - Sarah Marshall: What Happens When You Let Yourself Belong (opens the original)
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Sarah Marshall has lived a lot of different lives. She served in the U.S. Navy, built a career in engineering and technology leadership, practiced martial arts, traveled the world, and eventually became a novelist. But one of the biggest transformations in her life came when she finally stopped trying to outrun a part of herself she had been hiding and transitioned. In this episode, Sarah talks about what it meant to spend years feeling like she was living behind a barrier, and the moment she re
Harry Styles, Hail Storms, 11 Books, and many visits to the late 90's! (opens the original)
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