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January 2025 Reading Roundup

Kara Monroe
10 min readFeb 5, 2025

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It’s been a while since I was on my A-game and wrote a traditional end of month reading roundup. But, we’re back!

The Monthly Summary from The Bookly App

My all out love for the Bookly app continues. I’ve read every day since a little before January 2024 and I have every intention of keeping that reading streak up in 2025 and beyond. I love the little visuals Bookly creates too. Just the right amount of nerdy stats along with cute and informative imagery. I plan to do a full reading workflow article and video series at some point in the future to show you all the love I have for Bookly!

I love this monthly calendar visual. It’s one of my favorites from Bookly!

Let’s dig into the meat of the roundup with thoughts on the 8 books I finished this month.

What I Finished Reading in January 2025

Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.

📱 Read it digitally (Kindle app from my personal library)

Author: Jennifer Pahlka

Why did I read it?: Making life better through the use of technology is a topic I’m deeply interested in. My friend Daniel suggested Pahlka is one of…

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Kara Monroe
Kara Monroe

Written by Kara Monroe

I am a world traveler, part-time road warrior, and home body all wrapped up in one gadget-loving package. Writer, photographer, chef, and aspiring artist.

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