… but I am pushing pause on tracking it. Tracking my reading was a really fruitful accountability measure, one that made me proud of my progress and one that made me deliberate in the voices I centered.

At some point, though, I wondered if I was reading authors, seeking out books so that I could boast about it — in conversation, in class, on this blog. I tracked my reading for about seven full years.

I am going to push pause on it. I might be back.