{"id":22286,"date":"2026-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=22286"},"modified":"2025-12-31T03:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:09:01","slug":"december-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/december-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"December reading recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I Finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81l25nhXE3L._SY522_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4q8OS3W\"><em>Lando<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/c\/c4\/Conan_the_Bold.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Conan the Bold<\/em> by John Maddox Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LlNefY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41r7OblxnDL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LlNefY\"><em>Neighbors<\/em> by Jan T. Gross<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49zBKyD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41kuD-GFvKL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49zBKyD\"><em>Smartphone Nation<\/em> by Kaitlyn Regehr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MXjMgS\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41W3uvoxf5L._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MXjMgS\"><em>Artificial You<\/em> by Susan Schneider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4b9KHQr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51g9X0fa6OL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4b9KHQr\"><em>Sackett<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YNjThA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/510FZikRN5L._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YNjThA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YNjThA\"><em>The Quest for Cosmic Justice<\/em> by Thomas Sowell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MWLhXW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51OS3KzGR7L._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MWLhXW\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MWLhXW\"><em>The Man Called Noon<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Masada<\/em> by Jodi Magness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Writing from the Inside Out<\/em> by Dennis Palumbo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <em>Let&#8217;s Talk About Misconceptions with DNA and the Book of Mormon<\/em> by John M. Butler &amp; Ugo A. Perego<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Writing As a Sacred Path<\/em> by Jill Jepso<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Last Human Job<\/em> by Allison Pugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Lost Empire of Atlantis<\/em> by Gavin Menzico<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ship of Magic<\/em> by Robin Hobb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Searches<\/em> by Vauhini Varg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books I Finished Lando by Louis L&#8217;Amour Conan the Bold by John Maddox Roberts Neighbors by Jan T. 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