5 Fresh Reading Ideas

5In this season of being mostly indoors, I'm finding myself so tied to screens. It's been a huge relief to set up dedicated moments for audiobooks. Don't have any audiobooks? Feel free to reach out to me in the comments below, or start here with Audible's free collection. Here are a couple of ways you might consider adding audiobooks to your routines!

1. If I'm feeling stressed, it's been so nice to make a cup of tea (or juice or soda), settle into the coziest spot in my house, dim the lights, and just listen. Even just 1o minutes can be a total peaceful reset.
2. If you're feeling artsy, audiobooks make great companions to drawing or painting. If you're like me can can barely manage stick figures, try coloring! I'm loving the free printable Harry Potter coloring pages! Or try these manga, abstract mandalas, or quotes pages coloring pages if they're more your style.
3. If it's safe in your neighborhood and ok with your family, audiobooks can make excellent walking companions. Make sure to leave one ear bud out so that you're aware of traffic and can be sure to practice social distancing!
   

If audiobooks aren't your thing, consider these fun (free) ways to get inspired to get inspired about books!​

4.  Every FREE book available on SimonTeen's Riveted Lit page. There are some absolute treasures available here. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare has a delightfully cringy movie and CW TV show that you could pai with your reading. If you're a fantasy reader, definitely go for Alanna: The First Adventure. It's fiercely feminist, classic high fantasy. 

5. Do you love personality quizzes? Try this personality and book matching quiz at Penguin's Underlined. I got the Lucky Ones!