Do you find yourself picking up your phone instead of picking up a book or your e-reader? Yeah, us too. Today we tackle how to tame all that screen time so we can get more reading time, especially during the busy holiday season. We’ll also discuss how the type of book you pick up can make all the difference. And as usual, we’ll have a pile of reading recs for you!  Highlights: This is our reading brains on smartphonesThe power of Do Not DisturbHow to reclaim reading time in a screen time worldRoni’s haunted moaning window makes a cameoThe types of books that are better suited for distracted mindsFast-starting book recsRecs for short and snappy readsShort story/essay collections that you can tackle in bite-sized bitsPage-turning memoirsSome of our favorite binge-worthy book seriesRoni is horrified to realize she’s read books two and three of a series and not book oneRoni’s favorite doorstop length booksOur RAD Reading Recs of the week Show Notes/Book Links: Click here for full show notes, which include links to every book we talked about and the links to all of Roni's articles on distraction. Find us online:RAD Reading Facebook Page RAD Reading Website RAD Reading Rec List Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.