Who Are You Reading

 

Take a look at the two photo arrays above. The bottom one is the 50 authors I read in 2012. The top one is the 1st 50 authors I read in 2022 (I think I ended up reading a handful more beyond that.)

Even a cursory glance will tell you my reading benefited from far more diversity last year than 10 years ago, by race/ethnicity and by gender. Indeed, not a single author of color in the entirety of 2012 for me!

I still have a ways to go in making sure what I read reflects a wider span of perspectives and life experiences. Let's check back in 2032.

*** You may note a few repeats, indicating instances where I read multiple books from the same author that year. ***