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Reading has always been part of my life. As a young child, I remember begging my parents to take me to the library or bookstore so I could peruse the aisles for what seemed like hours. I would obsess over the tissue paper-thin pamphlets teachers sent us home with before book fair day, weighing my book options and how I could best stretch every penny of my allowance. In my preteen and teen years, reading provided an escape for whatever life was throwing me. Navigating adolescence, divorce, many moves, my first broken heart, and new chapters in my family’s story, books provided a consistent comfort and means to get away from reality when I needed it most. 

As an adult, I’ve reconnected with reading in a whole new way. Seeking out authors of diverse backgrounds and challenging myself to read different styles has been a new adventure I welcome wholeheartedly. 

I would love to hear what you are reading, or what some of your favorite books are. Please feel free to always send me any suggestions, and follow along with what I’m reading on Goodreads.

2020 Reading Challenge

2020 Reading Challenge
Olivia has read 8 books toward their goal of 24 books.
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Olivia's to-read book montage

The Mothers
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
The Nickel Boys
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903
The Taste of Sugar
The Imperfects
Ask Again, Yes
Homegoing
Rodham
Ask Again, Yes
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
Interior Chinatown
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
A Map Is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home
Fairytale Interrupted: What JFK Jr. Taught Me About Life, Love, and Loss
What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love


Olivia Holliday's favorite books »

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