Archive - FictionMatters

Writing in Public: Layne Fargo on why ice dance and Wuthering Heights are the perfect pair

Plus Brontë Easter eggs, literary revenge, and the ice dancers you need to watch if you loved The Favorites

Jan 28 •

An enticing and problematic classic and a scarily relevant novella

Plus a major milestone and another epic 2025 book preview

Jan 26 •

Friday Mood Recs: What bucket list book should you read this year?

The ones I love, the ones I don't, and what's on my TBR

Jan 24 •

Reading in Public No. 61: Jeremiads and the American imagination

When a classic American rhetorical practice is used to terrifying effect

Jan 21 •

A Mood Reader's Almanac 2025

38 pages, 136 books, a year's worth of great reading

Jan 19 •

Friday Mood Recs: 25 ideas to start your 2025 reading year strong

Ideas for kicking off your year in books with (mostly) what you already own

Jan 17 •

Reading in Public No. 60: 2025 reading intentions

My plans for reading fewer books, better and developing a deeper reading practice

Jan 14 •

From the earnest and soulful to the ironically depraved

Plus anticipated 2025 books and a metaconversation on book reviews

Jan 12 •

A nonfiction favorite, compelling high fantasy, and a cult classic I did not love

December 2024 Ranked Reading Recap

Jan 10 •

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Writing in Public: Elizabeth Harris on politics in novels, writing when you can, and losing the threads of ourselves

All about my very fun first read of 2025

Jan 7 •

A compendium of end-of-year posts and playing catch up

Plus forthcoming book-to-screen adaptations and my favorite series of reading reflections

Jan 5 •

Friday Mood Recs: Most anticipated books of January and my no-frills top ten

Two years ago (I think?) I started sharing my no-frills top ten on Substack.

Jan 3 •

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