<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Olivia Swindler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olivia Swindler]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:05:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.oliviaswindler.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[April Reading Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a very delayed roundup, but April was packed with joy! I read some great non-fiction and a very sassy thriller. Happy reading! The End of the Affair, Graham Greene | Fiction, 4/5 This book was a stunning emotional rollercoaster. While it’s short, it was a slower read, but a fascinating character study. It was perfect for a book club discussion! No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson &#38; Johnson, Gardiner Harris | Nonfiction, 5/5 If you read EMPIRE OF PAIN and thought WTF buckle up...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/april-reading-roundup-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a020c3948aeb3fcb23d7c1a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_cc684207cbf34a46b223a45180a65342~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Reading Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[March was my favorite reading month of the year. I read one of the most powerful audiobooks of the year, and a few reads that are perfect for the summer. Happy Reading! Other People's Houses , Clare Mackintosh |  Fiction, 4/5 This book was a fun surprise. Normally I don’t love police procedurals but once I got into this one I couldn’t stop listening. I hadn’t read any of the other books in the series, but didn’t think that hurt my reading experience. This one had me guessing until the end....]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/march-reading-roundup-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3e044954483bc03881e4c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:23:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_cbd8b877cf6d41bca104edcfafbb5ce1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Reading Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[I make a habit of reading one work of detailed nonfiction a year. Somehow this month, I ended up reading two (both over 20 hours on audio). So, in short, it was a funky reading month for me. But I thoroughly enjoyed my deep-dive into America in the 1960s and the lives of the Schuyler sisters. Happy reading! An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, Doris Kearns Goodwin | Nonfiction/Memoir, 4/5 This was a lovely memoir detailing a period of US history I didn’t know much about....]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/february-reading-roundup-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a5fca9fe2730c04134ec97</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:23:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_bfd6029a3d034468a7a13df2e8de76c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[January Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy 2026! I hope that you spent your January curled up with a good book. Here's what I read in January. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee  | Historical Fiction, 5/5 While this book is a tome, it was nearly impossible to put down. I loved this sweeping family saga and found myself researching the history of Korea and Japan—something I knew very little about before reading this book. Highly recommend, lives up to all the hype! Half His Age, Jennette McCurdy |  Fiction, 2.5/5 I’m not fully sure what I...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/january-reading-round-up-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69865e7796663872685fb58a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:09:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_b1afaa0b88aa4d1c9981b0cfacac06be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Books in Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy 2026! I read a lot of books in 2025 (114). 54 physical books and 60 audiobooks. 2025 felt like a slower reading year for me as I read more classics and longer biographies. I spent a lot of this year editing a personal project, which meant more audiobooks and less fiction. Even though this was a heavier non-fiction year for me, the fiction I read made it nearly impossible to pick just a top five, so because this is my list and I can do whatever I like, I selected ten. Top Ten Fiction (in...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/2025-books-in-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69419e0c47a48f943571b887</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:22:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_37c3544736df4d94a13a01d387692de0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Reading Roup-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though I read less than usual in October, I read perhaps two of my favorite books of the year ( Life, and Death, and Giants  and Demon Copperhead ). I hope that November finds you curled up with a cup of tea and a good book! Happy reading, friends! Forget Me Not, Stacy Willingham |  Thriller, 3/5 This was a solid three star thriller. A FLICKER IN THE DARK is still one of my all time favorite thrillers so I was really looking forward to this one. The pacing felt too slow and I wish the...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/october-reading-roup-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690e2efce124b778611a1e06</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:55:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_27c110e4eee94050a241e14317cd66ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[September Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[September marks my favorite time of year—the -ber months! This month I also think I had my first experience of "the movie was better."...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/september-reading-round-up-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dfe3d660bbdcba436edbac</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:15:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_13a763edae7841fe8a1986cf37735e9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[August slipped away into a moment in time...happy -ber months! Here's what I read in August! The Ghostwriter,  Julie Clark | Thriller,...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/august-reading-round-up-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bb1d7c4c40c4b0143007de</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:39:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_e26eabaa25ff4e0e9c2af09aa463a241~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[thoughts on things 20 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my adult life, I’ve relocated three times. Once, when I was eighteen, to attend university (Go Cougs!). Then, after college, to...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/thoughts-on-things-20-years-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a4e833178d3edb3f9ae7a9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_82f11da175e54e77a8c2b07d5e402708~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy summer reading, friends! Before August slips away into a moment in time, here's what I read in July! Lorne: The Man Who Invented...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/july-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689629a55db657d9112ca40a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:57:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_548cb5317c71479eb1452cb7b0ac652f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[June Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[June genuinely felt like the longest month of the year, and I can't say I'm sad it's over. Any poolside reading was interrupted by...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/june-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6866b9371901e5c83f71e2a8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:32:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_6689667a867a4444944c99dce821b43b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poolside reading is finally upon us! In May, I read a book that I know will be in my top five books of the year (Fredrik Backman, LOML)....]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/may-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683f43bcda05b0dd5514c892</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_633380c3e9484bfa915bff578797bb0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[some thoughts on Mother's Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[For me, Mother’s Day is a weird holiday. In the weeks leading up to the day, it seems as if every advertisement is a guilt trip reminding...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/some-thoughts-on-mother-s-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681fc1d2eac8155847d91d99</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 22:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_984a50e9b3fd43e6b62c1aa63cd99c40~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I pride myself on my willingness to read just about anything across any genre. This typically means I read about 60% fiction and 40%...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/april-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6813975b0fba5f58f12266bc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:08:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_8a9f39cac26c407c91f9dbd1c8bd3323~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Spring reading, everyone! I read nine books in March, 5 non-fiction and 4 fiction. I have fully embraced that in my tendency to...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/march-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f56583aaf502ad8a93d1aa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_06633eba0540468385c928437a98993f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[February tends to be my most dreary month, which this year translated over into my reading life. The month started off strong and then...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/february-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf0e179ada70fa6579a06e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:18:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_3d40cd35265f46eb8325f9c1be6b7b87~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[thoughts on grief and answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t have many memories of my high school science classes. Science was, to put it gently, never my strongest subject, and I've blocked...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/thoughts-on-grief-and-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b92b68efd67e3d7e2fbe2e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:31:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_0dbb546a3bf04af59d09f2a49d5acae4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[January Reading Round-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to 2025! I hope everyone is staying sane. January felt like a fever dream, but somehow, I read eleven books, four of which were...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/january-reading-round-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679e890ad31ff1b0aa4fdd45</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:06:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_3ebbb6d05de54d46bc57afb8cc581a41~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Things Eight Years Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was 23, I fell in love. We met at my favorite local bookstore. Nora Ephron herself could not have directed a better meet cute. It...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/thoughts-on-things-eight-years-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678af2b271aec67eaef33f0d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:35:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_4e850c77f0a943908a8b6743b4ee22cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Books in Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy 2025! I read 119 books, 73 fiction, and 45 non-fiction, in 2024. Fifty-four of those were audiobooks (which is my preferred format...]]></description><link>https://www.oliviaswindler.com/post/2024-books-in-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67707b5c06c4d534b5460d6d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:50:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af8c8c_be98bbca15454043bd76dfcc8c84e5dc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Olivia Swindler</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>