Book Lists Make Me Depressed

While the reader in me jumps for joy

Tess Williamson

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Screenshot of NPR’s Books We Love page

As a writer, the only thing that depresses me more than the ubiquitous rejection letter, are lists like Books We Love by NPR or The 10 Best Books of the Year by the New York Times. As a reader, I relish these lists, like an adoring fan I take screen shot after screen shot and add to my Christmas list and future reads for the next year. But a long scroll…

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Tess Williamson

Morning job: writing, meditating, yoga. Day job: in the classroom. Night job: reading + watching stories. Always job: mama.