Bindery is still super new to all of us, but I figured why not experiment with a little weekly reading update. It's been a while since I made one of these for my website (far too much work for a static blog page), but I think I remember how. :)

As I type this, I'm sitting on the patio of my father's place enjoying my morning coffee amidst the sounds and sights of the bayou. It's my last day here, so I'm trying to soak it all in before I head back home to Los Angeles. As much as I love being home and spending time with family (saw all my aunts & uncles & cousins just yesterday), I'm eager to be back home with my fellas.

The truth: this week has flown by entirely too fast. Between his procedure (angiogram) and trying to keep up with work and bookish content, I feel like I've missed out on time with him. I promised myself I would take time off work and bookish content next time I visited him, but the truth is there's just far too much going on at work to have done that this time. I'll be back this summer, and I promise you, me, and him that it will be work free!

As for the bookish content, I've been bitten by a creative bug the past few weeks. So, naturally, I've been feverishly trying to make magic happen before I lose that momentum. Over the past few weeks I've been working hard to update my website and refresh my Pinterest strategy to help drive traffic (which is down). I've also recorded TONS of new content for Youtube and Bookstagram, which I now need to edit. It can all feel like a bit much sometimes, but I have to confess that I love the chaos of it all. Now if I could somehow do it for a living...

As you can imagine, my reading has taken a back seat the past few weeks. I've not even finished a book this month which is *gasp* incredible. Needless to say, I've got some catching up to do. I'll likely finish my current audiobook, The Attic Child, today while commuting home to L.A. It's a terrific book that I think most people will enjoy, though it is a bit dry at times. And maybe I'll manage to read a few pages of Before We Were Yours, the BBFL Book Club book for March, while on the plane. I have to admit I'm excited about that one because it's so beloved.

I'll wrap it up here so that I can go enjoy the last few hours with my dad. I want to know if you enjoyed this, so let me know in the comments. If so, maybe I'll do it again sometime soon. :)

For now, I'm signing off and headed home to my little man.

Looking for a female friendship story that brings a little known true story to life? If so, then When We Were Brilliant, the latest from Lynn Cullen, should be on your radar!

https://shesbecomingbookish.com/when-we-were-brilliant-book-review/

https://shesbecomingbookish.com/american-eugenics-historical-fiction-recommendations/

Did you know that America has a hidden Eugenics history? I honestly had no clue until reading one of these 8 books!

I loved researching this topic, discovering a few more great historical fiction to add to my TBR and celebrating a few I've read and loved!

Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think about the way the author depicted the horrors of eugenics practices?