Friday Mood Recs

Friday Mood Recs: My most recommended slump busters for when reading feels hard

Short, fast, ominous, urgent, funny, cringey, can't-look-away-from books to get you reading again

Apr 19 •

Friday Mood Recs: Novels by poets that feature lush language and engaging plots

In this week’s Reading in Public, I shared three reasons to read poetry. I think they’re good reasons, but, readers, I know most of us still aren’t…

Apr 12 •

Friday Mood Recs: Westerns for people who don't read Westerns

The classic, the contemporary, and the unabashedly queer

Apr 5 •

Friday Mood Recs: Best books of the quarter thread

Today I’m opening Friday Mood Recs up to you, because we’re nearing the end of the first quarter of 2023 (so wild, right?!), and I need to know:

Mar 22 •

Friday Mood Recs: Royal reads for KateGate enthusiasts

History lessons, smart commentary, and fabulous fiction for the royal rubberneckers

Mar 15 •

Friday Mood Recs: Top 10 houses in literature

From the creepy to the dreamy to the ones that come to life

Mar 8 •

Friday Mood Recs: My Most Anticipated Books of March 2024

The masterpiece I loved and the zany books I'm excited about

Mar 1 •

Friday Mood Recs: Zany, cringy, and unhinged narrators

Unforgettable and shocking points-of-view you can't look away from

Feb 23 •

Friday Mood Recs: My favorite sources for backlist literary fiction

How to find books that no longer have buzz

Feb 16 •

Friday Mood Recs: Love stories to break your heart

Valentine's Day books for readers who don't care about an HEA

Feb 9 •

Friday Mood Recs: Let's get meta

Metafictional stories I love and what to look for while you're reading

Feb 2 •

Friday Mood Recs: My most anticipated books of February 2024

The books I've read and the ones I'm eyeing

Jan 26 •

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