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Two mind-expanding books to read in one sitting

A children's novel and a story about the meaning of life

Jun 11 • Kolina Cicero

What special ed students taught me about the power of believing in someone

Assume competence, always.

Jun 4 • Kolina Cicero

AI writes about objects, we write about the light around them

Sting on AI and art: "A machine doesn’t have a family history, good or bad. It’s just a set of other people’s memories."

May 28 • Kolina Cicero

An adoptable Mother's Day weekend tradition for the most pleasurable reading experience

(any celebratory weekend works)

May 14 • Kolina Cicero

The burden of reading books in the current conversation

On memoirs by Belle Burden and Isabel Klee

May 7 • Kolina Cicero

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The 24 most beautiful sentences I read in 2024

Dec 26, 2024 • Kolina Cicero

Inside my unhinged morning routine

Oct 16, 2025 • Kolina Cicero

For the new and the curious

Jan 23, 2025 • Kolina Cicero

The 25 most iconic first sentences I've ever read

Jun 19, 2025 • Kolina Cicero

Recent posts

Books to read when you're sad

One week ago today, I put my sixteen-year-old cat down.

Apr 23 • Kolina Cicero

When too much promise leads to disappointment

I knew I was going to love this book

Apr 16 • Kolina Cicero

In Conversation | My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

A buddy read of Daphne du Maurier's gothic novel with Kolina Cicero

Published on Reads With Alicia • Apr 10

The books I brought for Spring Break pool-side reading

Plus my April Book of the Month selections

Apr 2 • Kolina Cicero

If you’re concerned about reading books written by robots, go old-school

The easiest and most obvious way to safeguard against reading AI-written literature is reading old books.

Mar 26 • Kolina Cicero

The best reading experience I've had all year didn't come from a book

How a literary magazine stole the literary show of my Q1 reading

Mar 19 • Kolina Cicero

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