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Friday Mood Recs: My Most Anticipated Books of May 2024
My perfect literary getaway in NYC
A brief PSRG update and a great book I wish that I had read better
Friday Mood Recs: My most recommended slump busters for when reading feels hard
Culling TBRs, confronting detestable plot choices, and getting into lit fic on audio
Summer book club announcements and a delightful classic play
Friday Mood Recs: Novels by poets that feature lush language and engaging plots
Reading in Public No. 36: Three reasons to read poetry
March 2024 Ranked Reading Recap
Two heavy hitting anticipated new releases
Friday Mood Recs: Westerns for people who don't read Westerns
Reading in Public No. 35: Five tips for discerning what a book is trying to do
Books to transport you across the globe
Friday Mood Recs: My Most Anticipated Books of April 2024
A reintroduction and some favorite backlist posts
Friday Mood Recs: Best books of the quarter thread
Reading in Public No. 34: What makes a Great American Novel?
Complicated thoughts on a contemporary campus satire
Friday Mood Recs: Royal reads for KateGate enthusiasts
Reading in Public No. 33: How I keep reviews from tainting my reading experiences
🎧📚 February 2024 Ranked Reading Recap
Friday Mood Recs: Top 10 houses in literature
Reading in Public No. 32: Six things to know about Huck Finn before you read James
Two breathtaking books about love lost and tranquility found
Friday Mood Recs: My Most Anticipated Books of March 2024
Overwhelming library holds, beyond Bookstagram book recs, and not saving the good stuff
Two eerily magical books to slow down and savor
Friday Mood Recs: Zany, cringy, and unhinged narrators
Reading in Public No. 31: What does it mean for a book to "work"?
Three books with intense relationships, provocative themes, and big moral questions
Friday Mood Recs: My favorite sources for backlist literary fiction
Reading in Public No. 30: Cultural criticism through Auden's verdicts
Two niche books I couldn't put down
Friday Mood Recs: Love stories to break your heart
Reading in Public No. 29: The TBR management system that saved my January reading
🎧📚 January 2024 Ranked Reading Recap
Adding two books to my lifetime favorites shelf
Friday Mood Recs: Let's get meta
Reading in Public No. 28: 5 thoughts on rereading The Hunger Games
Thought-provoking books from authors I love
Friday Mood Recs: My most anticipated books of February 2024
Reading in Public No. 27: How Romance made me a better Literary Fiction reader
Essays, historical fiction, and one wild ride of a translated novella
Friday Mood Recs: Wintery mysteries to curl up with this weekend
Reading in Public No. 26: Reading the National Book Award with Hunter McLendon
An abridged Sunday letter and some fun forthcoming posts
Friday Mood Recs: 22 books I want to reread
Reading in Public No. 25: Are we over-optimizing our reading?
December 2023 Ranked Reading Recap
Three page-turning January releases for your TBR
Friday Mood Recs: Recommendations for Your Reading Resolutions
Reading in Public No. 24: My "no frills" top 10 books of the year