I read 61 books in 2022; 44 were by women, 15 were by men, and 2 had multiple authors of multiple genders. 11 were nonfiction, 2 were poetry, and 48 were fiction. This year I also read 4 books in Spanish and 3 books that were translated in English from other languages. Although I don't think I want to set some reading goals or take on a particular reading challenge, next year I would like to read more works in translation and more books of poetry. I'd also like to get back into reading more Mormon nonfiction books since I haven't done that as much during the last few years. In no particular order, here are my favorite books from this year: Fiction: Seven Days in June by Tia Williams The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert Petersen Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Eleusis by R. de la Lanza True Biz by Sara Novic The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Sea of Tranquility by E...
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Infant Development studies say, however, that if you want him to be able to really get into a foreign language later, the first year is the time to introduce him to the sounds. As you know, there are certain sounds that do or don't exist in each language; if kids are exposed to them in their first year, it trains their brain to be able to hear and make those sounds later in life.
(Also, no Muslim would be surprised at this blog post. If I were smart enough to use HTML code to make that into a link, I would. But I'm not, so here you go:http://www.islam101.com/dawah/newBorn.htm)