You're listening to all the backlist, a weekly show about books that are not new.

I'm your host, Patricia Elsie Tuttle, and I'm reading backlist and it feels so good.

This is episode number 349 and a half, and today I'm going to talk about a couple backlist

titles that I'm excited to share with you.

Hi everyone.

Last week I was doing a Reddit AMA slash round table with other folks who talk about books

online, and one of my co-panelists asked what each of us does to avoid reading burnout.

This is something that I have run up against more than once in the past few years, and I

wanted to share a couple things that helped me in case they may help you too.

Next is the importance of diversifying what I read, specifically around genre and format.

I know that I get really down if I read too much nonfiction, and it's important that

I get a healthy dose of speculative fiction in there.

If I read too much nonfiction, I could feel it in my body.

Like I don't feel good if I read like four nonfiction books in a row.

If I find that I just can't concentrate, I sometimes switch to comics, graphic novels,

poetry, or plays.

The other thing that helps me avoid burning out on reading is to make sure that I have

other hobbies and things that bring me joy aside from books.

Wild, I know.

Recently, that thing has been making marshmallows from scratch.

The ones we made this week are pink and covered in edible glitter, they're ridiculous,

but I've been giggling for days.

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