As I mentioned before, I've been keeping a list of all the books I have read over the last few years in my notebook. This was actually my wife's idea and something she's been doing for as long as she can remember. The best part about it is being able to just browse through and bring back those memories of the experience.

I was recently talking to my friends Carissa Halston and Randolph Pfaff, editors of apt, about the way we remember books. Carissa has this amazing recall of characters and situations and overall story, whereas I remember the feelings the book pulled out of me. Suddenly Randolph and I realized we were the exact same, and now if I ever want to vaguely talk about something I read two years ago, I know exactly where to go.

But because of this way of reading, I sometimes will have forgotten a book completely without some kind of a prompt. Like someone asking me if I read it or, as is now the case, when I see the title in my list.

Discussion keeps these books alive in my mind and I'm hoping that as I continue to upload my lists into Goodreads, it will generate many conversations not just about story, but about the feelings we had while reading.