A Year in Reading: Anjali Enjeti

First, a confession: I read fewer books during the first year of the pandemic than any other time in my reading life. It was easier for me to catch up on episodes of Shahs of Sunset than crack open a book. My mind was a sieve, struggling to sift through language and meaning. Many days, I found myself too spent to glance at the pile on my nightstand.

In the summer of 2021, when Covid cases declined and my youngest child became eligible for the vaccine, reading slowly seeped its way back into my life. I’m not sure why or how it happened, but I suspect