How to get out of a reading rut, according to one of Seattle's most decorated readers Katie Campbell August 28, 2025 / 2:23 pm

Online reading companions like The StoryGraph and the Libby app have made tracking how many books you read easier than ever.

And that might cause some anxiety among the most avid bookworms.

If your literary friends have read dozens of books this year but you've barely cracked one, you may be in a reading rut. Rest assured: It happens to everyone, even in a literal literary city like Seattle.

Stesha Brandon's been there — and her work is all about books. She's the literature and humanities program manager at the Seattle Public Library, and she serves on the Seattle City of Literature Board. She reads. A lot. But she's not immune to the occasional read

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