Archive - FictionMatters

My ten favorite 2024 releases

Plus some underrated gems to add to your reading list

Dec 24 •

Books That Matter (Part One)

Ten public readers share the books that mattered to them in 2024

Dec 22 •

Best Books of 2024 with Liz Hein

It's time!!!!!!!!!!!

Dec 20 •

1:17:58

Reading in Public No. 59: Literary lessons from the English classroom

Teacher Katie Brownfiel shares the four guidelines that transformed her and her students' reading lives

Dec 17 •

A brand new reading guide and an unpopular opinion

Plus Lit Hub staffers best backlist books, Nikki Giovanni, and Florida book bans

Dec 15 •

Friday Mood Recs: The 2024 books I'm bringing into the new year

Or, everything I added to my TBR based on end-of-year lists

Dec 13 •

Reading in Public No. 58: The disappearance of literary men DOES concern me

Kind of...and not in the way you think

Dec 10 •

November 2024 Ranked Reading Recap

This was a reading month where timing was everything.

Dec 9 •

37:56

A lauded memoir, a sticky family drama, and one puzzling novel

Plus even more best of lists and a literary look at "brain rot"

Dec 8 •

Friday Mood Recs: Slow books to savor during the end-of-year rush

My annual reading cure for the most hectic time of year

Dec 6 •

Reading in Public No. 57: Anatomy of a best-of-the-year list

What makes a list great and what makes them flop

Dec 3 •

A small gift guide for big readers

Indie pub and small business gift recs plus the best-of-the-year list onslaught begins

Dec 1 •

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