F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters is a portal to 1917 to 1940, a magical mailbox where you can receive letters f...
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2024
On the Road As Philosophy
Let’s get a few things straight. This will be an unusual essay—not a boring, yawn-inducing academic essay which would surely cure the world of all its sleep...
2023
Yellowface
Yellowface by RF Kuang Oh Booktwitter, Bookstagram! You lied. This wasn’t v. good. Better than Babel but worse than The Poppy War, Yellowface is about Jun...
The Book List That Got Me Back Into Reading
When I first got back into reading, it started with a book list, 30 Books Every Woman Should Read, on MSN. It has since been removed, but I wanted to share w...
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Press 1 if you would like to wait on hold for 3 hours and 45 minutes for a representative. Press 2 if you would like to listen to...
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Spare
Spare by Prince Harry
My Letter to the Troy Public Library
Troy Public Library Director (real name redacted) –
Brandon Sanderson Writing Inspiration
What is it about a blank computer screen that just makes me freeze up? Give me a sheet of paper, and I will fill it and ask for another.
2022
The Last Chairlift
The Last Chairlift by John Irving
The Storyteller’s Death
The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Davila Cardinal
Mad Honey
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
October 2022 Most Anticipated Books
Are you looking for the most anticipated books of October 2022? Do you need the latest book releases for October? Then, look no further! Here are the top 5 m...
Making a Scene
Making a Scene by Constance Wu
Lessons
Lessons by Ian McEwan
Reading in Malibu
Check out my Read With Me – Malibu video! Grab your book and read with me in Malibu. The video takes place right on the balcony of a Malibu beach house where...
The First Thing About You
The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden
Carrie Soto is Back
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Babel
Babel by RF Kuang
Living With Conviction
Living with Conviction by Toby Dorr
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Verity
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Ender’s Game
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Last to Vanish
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda
The It Girl
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Upgrade
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Cold Cold Bones
Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs
The House Across the Lake
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Little Women
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
Elsewhere
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
Building a Second Brain
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Outside
Outside by Ragnar Jonasson
Coraline
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain
How To Be A Top Reviewer on GoodReads
Have you ever wanted to know how to be a top reviewer on GoodReads? Then, you are in the right place!
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Things We Cannot Say
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Daemon Voices – Part 3
Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman – Essays 5 and 6
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce by James Cain
How to Be a Boss B*tch
How to Be a Boss B*tch by Christine Quinn
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Daemon Voices – Part 2
Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman – Essays 2 through 4
Little Women Readalong
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
My Dark Vanessa
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
The Searcher
The Searcher by Tana French
Daemon Voices – Part 1
Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman – Introduction and Essay 1
The Imagination Chamber
The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra’s Universe by Philip Pullman
Throne of Glass
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Siren Queen
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Blind Spot
Blind Spot by Paula Hawkins
All The Light We Cannot See
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Johnny Depp Trial and a Bookish Quote
“Some things matter more than winning.” – This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
This is How You Lose the Time War
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
The Light of Days
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos by Judy Batalion
Bitcoin Widow
Bitcoin Widow by Jennifer Robertson with Stephen Kimber
Love Marriage
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
7 Tips To Read Dune
The first chapter of Dune can be pretty rough but don’t get up! This novel by Frank Herbert is well worth it! Here are 7 tips to read Dune:
What’s Wrong with GoodReads
GoodReads has made me a book influencer. I frequently rate in the top 5 in the world on GoodReads so it is a bit hard to bite the hand that feeds me (alright...
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
My Top 10 Favorite Authors
Philip Pullman (fantasy)
Madeline
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
The Other Me
The Other Me by Sarah Zachrich Jeng
The Turnout
The Turnout by Megan Abbott
The Chosen and The Beautiful
The Chosen and The Beautiful by Nghi Vo
The Deal of a Lifetime
The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
Memoirs of a Geisha Readalong
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Sanatorium
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Survive The Night
Survive the Night by Riley Sager
Skellig
Skellig by David Almond
Best Audiobook Service
Are you looking for the best audiobook service? Are you going broke spending all of your money on audiobooks? Do you want to know where you can get free audi...
The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Of Mice and Men Readalong
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Immersion Reading
One reading technique that I practice whenever possible is immersion reading. What is immersion reading? It is listening to the audiobook while following alo...