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A reading life

A reading life

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My year in reading
Notes on how I read, what stayed with me, and what I’m carrying forward
How I organize my life so that I can read
My personal planning system - philosophy, rhythm, notebook matrix and more
 • Petya K. Grady
Petya K. Grady on her career as a writer, featured Substacker, and UX strategist
In this podcast interview, Petya discusses reading as an antidote to scrolling, her childhood in Bulgaria, launching her Substack, & how she’s…
Published on Women of Letters • 
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Anatomy of an affair
A field report from the depths of my Claire-Louise Bennett obsession
Everything I read in November
19th century wives under pressure; Big books, big feelings + a BIG Substack milestone

November 2025

Everything but the book: a gift guide for the reader who already owns … everything
Generously sponsored by Book of the Month.
The Reading Life of... Sam Rinko
On the freedom to direct your own education, bookscrolling, and developing a really good reading plan
A long book gathers the pieces.
Notes on reading at the end of the year
Reading without pressure: a little book therapy for the end of the year
A recording from Petya K. Grady's live video
 • Petya K. Grady and Sara Hildreth
41:11
The books that risk losing us
Lydia Davis on why she writes, on being "grabbed and bothered" and the tedious writing that threatens to lose us and yet we can't let it go.

October 2025

Everything I read in October
What happens to a woman when she begins to see the shape of her own cage.
The Reading Life of... Malala Yousafzai
Or, the difficulty of separating a person from their story
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