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    Lit Life

    Best Books of 2020

    This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. I started this year with a commitment to be more mindful in my reading. Who would have thought such a reasonable resolution would turn into my most prolific year of reading. While nothing in 2020 went quite the way any of us expected, it was a year filled with small moments of joy and surprising wins; this blog is one of mine. So what follows is a list of the best books I read in 2020 and some honorable mentions (July…

  • World Lit

    The Value of the Vote

    An acquaintance of mine posted on Facebook the other day that we should not “peer pressure” people to vote who don’t feel they are able or prepared to do so. They also posted that the more access we have to something the greater the quality is diminished. I’ve been struggling with this the past few days. Unsure of where I fall on the spectrum of quality vs. quantity and the right to vote; or even how these two concepts are related.  Supply and Demand Certainly, the economist in me can see this point. Its classic supply and demand, the concept of scarcity, that the less there is of something the…