Artiscence

In the month of November, I read this book: This book describes (very briefly) women that have made great accomplishments and broken barriers to become the first woman to (....insert accomplishment here). It's a much needed book that goes to show that women are not found in many spaces that men leisurely find themselves. So when a woman finally becomes something men have always been, it's surprising, groundbreaking and gratifying at the same time. It shouldn't be so, yet it is. For that, this book is a welcome collation of women who have broken ground (broken ceiling?) to become the first women to achieve. But, it's a small read. It's a short read. There's something unsettling and unsatisfying about reading several years of Serena Williams professional life on one page, or Michele Phan meteoric rise into building her empire from Youtube videos into a makeup company and more, or the rise of the first woman General in the U.S. A serialized version of the ...

I have decided to start a "Book of the Month" blog feature. As someone who read voraciously in the past, I have only read about three books this year. So to ease myself back into reading more and to make myself accountable, I will pick a book every month, read it, then write an opinion piece on it.  The book I have selected for the month of November, was recommended to me by my mentor and titled, FIRST: Women Who Are Changing The World , by The Editors of TIME.  I am looking forward to reading it and writing my opinion on it.   How do you get yourself to pick up a book when time is short or life gets in the way? I'd love to know.