Every month, Lake Effect partners with the Milwaukee Public Library for our Book of the Month Series to bring you new reading recommendations.
For December, Fawn Siemsen-Fuchs, Milwaukee Public Library's volunteer coordinator, provides some suggestions for formulating your reading list for 2023 and also shares some books from her reading list.
Siemsen-Fuchs recommends tailoring your book lists around your life and preexisting commitments to the year. Educational and professional endeavors may impede your ability to read a surplus amount of books.
If there are any unread books from previous years' lists, Siemsen-Fuchs believes that those are great starting points for the upcoming year's list. Understanding that the year can get complicated and hectic, Siemsen-Fuchs suggests establishing a community of ambitious readers around you to help stay motivated and encouraged.
When describing her reading goals for this year, Siemsen-Fuchs says, "Because I have been doing so many audiobooks lately, I want to slow down a little bit next year. I'm looking at some real chunky books next year."
One book Siemsen-Fuchs recommends and adding onto her own personal reading list is An Immense World by Ed Yong. Another book is How far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler.
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