All the atmosphere without the anguish| FictionMatters
Ideological contexts for Possession and the strength of Christabel LaMotte| FictionMatters
Plus poetry for resistance and a slew of fall book lists| FictionMatters
Why balancing classics with modern works may be the key to creating lifelong readers| FictionMatters
Balancing attention and momentum in a novel of ideas| FictionMatters
A home for every book review I've shared on Substack.| fictionmatters.substack.com
The midpoint of our one book reading well challenge| fictionmatters.substack.com
A nostalgic reading list for my Mississippi adventure| FictionMatters
Wanting and having, the desire for knowledge, and communing with the dead| FictionMatters
Plus an eclectic TBR pile brought to you by Book of the Month| FictionMatters
On the benefit of revisiting books even when there's so much to read| FictionMatters
On quests, romance, scholarship, and letting a novel teach you how to read it| FictionMatters
Plus join me in a readalong of POSSESSION by A.S. Byatt| FictionMatters
Plus more about our POSSESSION readalong and a scheduling update| fictionmatters.substack.com
This Month in Books | August 2025| FictionMatters
Five for fall top picks and (many) more to keep an eye on| FictionMatters
Plus a dreamy solo stay in NYC and your single most recommended book| FictionMatters
Coastal settings, denser reads| FictionMatters
The how's and why's of reading older books| fictionmatters.substack.com
A peek at my summer reading vibe| fictionmatters.substack.com
Unpacking my current book review pet peeve| fictionmatters.substack.com
Plus a fresh ALC pan and why Substack feels like the lit scene of the early aughts| FictionMatters
Chatting all things summer reading (guides) with Traci Thomas| FictionMatters
Plus Greek mythology for kids and the rise of the beach read| fictionmatters.substack.com
How do you close a book well read?| fictionmatters.substack.com
The midpoint of our one book reading well challenge| fictionmatters.substack.com
Press pause on the quantity goals and spend two weeks reading well with me| fictionmatters.substack.com
Bringing an annual Bookstagram tradition to Substack| fictionmatters.substack.com
The new releases that have a hold on us, halfway through the year| fictionmatters.substack.com
My journey through the spectrum of book snobbery and why I don't equate taste with virtue| fictionmatters.substack.com
What do readers owe long books?| fictionmatters.substack.com