It’s no secret that I love reading. I love reading all types of books and, as I’ve said before, while some people binge watch TV shows, I binge read book series. I just finished with Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and had to share this quote about reading and people.

He of course goes on to say that this doesn’t hold true for all people, but for most. This quote makes me smile, even if it isn’t always true. It makes me think of my books as an antidote to evil, a vaccine to ensure I don’t become too cynical, too negative, and too tired to see good in the world and to do good in the world. Plus, it reminds me that I need to read, too.

As we enter the second half of October, it feels like we are running downhill, picking up steam, so we’ll blast through the last box on the calendar into the craziness of November. And, for my readers who are writers, you know it isn’t crazy just because it is the start of the holiday season–NaNoWriMo will be upon us.

But even when the days grow short and the word counts grow large, I will still carve out time in my day to read something not work-related and not the news. Books are a solace, a refuge, a place to think and to dream and to refresh so we can come back to our work with new eyes and open hearts. So, as the post title says, Don’t be evil–Read!

I hope you have something wonderful, something hopeful, something amazing that is capturing your reading attention. If you have book suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments. I’m always looking for new authors to binge read. 🙂