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I read every kind of book from the absolute serious to the downright silly.

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    • A to L
      • An Adolescent’s Soul Grows in the North Woods
      • Almost Family
      • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, A Sortabiography
      • American Shaolin – Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
      • The Answer Is…Reflections on My Life
      • Anywhen
      • Around the World in 80 Days With Michael Palin
      • The Atomic City Girls
      • The Ballad of Peckham Rye
      • Barbie Movie
      • The Beat, The Scene, The Sound: A DJ’s Journey Through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
      • Before I Let Go
      • Before We Were Yours
      • Bench Strength: Judging a Century of Tax Avoidance in Canada
      • Big Love
      • The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness
      • Blankets
      • Blowback
      • Blue Beetle
      • Blue Eyed Devil
      • The Bluest Eye
      • The Book of Love: 50 Poems to Fall in Love
      • The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
      • The Bouncer
      • Box of Birds: What New Zealand Taught Me about Life and the Practice of Medicine
      • Britt-Marie Was Here
      • Buy My Book, Not Because You Should, But Because I’d Like Some Money
      • The Caiman of Inquitos
      • Cancer Moon: How I Survived the Best Years of My Life
      • Carry the One
      • Caterham Sevens, The Official Story of a Unique British Sportscar From Conception to CSR
      • A Chain of Pearls
      • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
      • The Cheesemaker’s Daughter
      • The Child
      • Childless Mother: A Search for Son and Self
      • Cinematic Destinies
      • The Cinematic Voyage of The Pirate: Kelly, Garland, and Minnelli at Work
      • Clock Dance
      • The Cold War, Threat, Paranoia, and Oppression From the Iron Curtain to the Collapse of Communism
      • Committed: Startup Survival Tips and Uncommon Sense for First-Time Tech Founders
      • Confessions of a Bad, Ugly Singer
      • Confessions of a Campaign Manager
      • The Crossover
      • Cul-de-Sac
      • The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
      • Daisy Jones & The Six Book
      • Daisy Jones & The Six Series
      • Dalva
      • Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan
      • Daughters of Bronze: A Novel of Troy
      • Dear Fahrenheit 451, Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
      • Death in a Gilded Frame
      • The Deepfake
      • Defector in Paradise Book Review
      • Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
      • Divan of Shah
      • The Doctors We Need: Imagining a New Path for Physician Recruitment, Training, and Support
      • Dog Man Book
      • Dog Man Movie
      • Educated
      • El Deafo
      • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
      • Eleanor & Park
      • Enchanted Flames: A Magical Collection of Short Stories
      • Everything I Never Told You
      • Fall on Your Knees
      • Falling Through the Night
      • A Farewell to Arms Book
      • A Farewell to Arms 1932 Movie
      • A Farewell to Arms 1957 Movie
      • The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
      • The File on H.
      • Final Jeopardy
      • Finding Dorothy Book Review
      • Fiona’s Fury
      • Firekeeper’s Daughter
      • Flat Water
      • The Flight Attendant
      • The Flight of Celestial Race Horses
      • For Whom the Bell Tolls Book
      • For Whom the Bell Tolls Movie
      • Ford F-Series Trucks: 1948-Present
      • Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness
      • The Fountainhead Book
      • The Fountainhead Movie
      • The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox
      • The Four Sworn: Summer Solstice
      • From the Sidelines to the Finish Line: A Chronic Illness Survivor’s Challenges and Everyday Triumphs
      • Getting Lost on My Way: Self-Discovery on Ireland’s Backroads Book Review
      • A Gilded Rosewood Coffin
      • The Giver of Stars
      • Glass Houses
      • Go West, Girl!
      • Golda’s Hutch
      • Goodbye, Mr. Chips Book
      • Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 Movie
      • Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969 Movie
      • Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1984 Series
      • Goodbye, Mr. Chips 2002 Movie
      • The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding
      • The Great Alone
      • Grimmer Revisionist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Nursery Rhymes
      • Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges
      • The Hate U Give Book
      • The Hate U Give Movie
      • The Haunting of Maddy Clare
      • Hearts Unbroken
      • A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
      • Her She Lady: A Tribute to Womanhood
      • Hive
      • Hour of the Witch
      • The Housemaid Book Review
      • How to Punch Kids in Bathrooms
      • I Owe You One
      • I Was a Teenage Slasher
      • In Deadly Company
      • The Indispensable Element: Six Keys to Lead Yourself to Success in Your Life, Work, and Relationships
      • Inside the O’Briens
      • The Island of Sea Women
      • Just Gone: True Stories of Persecution for Love and Life
      • Kill the Farm Boy
      • The Kingdom of Sweets
      • Kittentits
      • Knitting for the First Time
      • The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers
      • Last Light: A Collection of Short Stories
      • The Last Word
      • Late Bloomer: Finding My Authentic Self at Midlife
      • Laws of Annihilation
      • Legends of the Fall
      • The Lesser Blessed
      • Lie Down in Darkness
      • A Life Well Bred, A Life Well Led: A Personal Memoir in Eight Psychosocial Development Stages
      • Lifeline to a Soul: The Life-Changing Perspective I Gained While Teaching Entrepreneurship to Prisoners
      • Lilac Girls
      • Lily’s Wondrous World: A Day in the Park
      • Lost My Mind Here Someplace: A Memoir Book Review
      • Love, Pride, Virtue, and Fate
      • LOY and Beyond
    • M to Z
      • A Man Called Otto Movie
      • A Man Called Ove Book
      • A Man Called Ove Movie
      • The Many Adventures of Peter and Fi Volume I: Homecoming
      • Maus
      • The Mechanics of Memory
      • The Moth Keeper
      • Miracle Creek
      • My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry
      • My Name is Not Easy
      • The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
      • NeuroMastery: Retraining Your Brain to Conquer Anxiety, Fear, and Panic Attacks Book Review
      • The Night Circus
      • Nightbitch Book
      • Nightbitch Movie
      • Nighthawk
      • None of This is True
      • Not Weakness: Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain
      • The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
      • The Nutcracker Chronicles: A Fairytale Memoir
      • Oasis
      • Old White Man Writing
      • On the Come Up
      • One Day in December
      • Once Upon A River
      • Once Upon A Winter: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology
      • The Only Way Through is Out
      • Open for Interpretation: A Doctor’s Journey into Astrology
      • Oppenheimer Movie
      • Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies
      • Outliers: The Story of Success
      • The Outsider
      • The Pale Flesh of Wood
      • A Palindrome: A Universal Theme of Life, Growth, Maturity, and Agedness
      • The Paris Architect
      • The Personal Librarian
      • The Phantom Tollbooth
      • The Poisonwood Bible
      • A Polar Bear in Love
      • The Polished Hoe
      • The Power of Scars: My Journey from Refugee to CEO
      • Privilege
      • Rain is Not My Indian Name
      • The Raven Boys
      • Remarkably Bright Creatures
      • Reparenting Myself: A Memoir to My Daughters on Growing Up, Getting it Wrong, and Giving My Best
      • Richville, Another Tale of Travail and Treachery
      • Richville: A Chance for Redemption in a Town Without Pity
      • Richville: A Silver Lining in Richville-Hopes Springs Eternal-Good vs. Evil, the Struggle Continues
      • The Riders
      • The Road to Yesterday: A Memoir
      • Rolls-Royce Motor Car: Making a Legend
      • Rose Madder
      • The Rosie Project
      • The Ruins Book Review
      • The Ruins Movie Review
      • Saving Vincent: A Novel of Jo Van Gogh
      • Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
      • Secrets of Eden
      • Serafina and the Black Cloak
      • The Shadow of Perseus
      • She is a Haunting
      • Sisters of the Neversea Book Review
      • Six Days in Detox
      • A Snicker of Magic
      • Snow White and the Three Stooges Movie
      • Solo Leveling
      • Something I Keep Upstairs Book Review
      • A Song of Silence
      • The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
      • Spoken: A Memoir Sprinkled With a Little Quadriplegia
      • Sputnik Sweetheart
      • The Stonekeeper Book Review
      • Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World
      • Stress Test
      • Such Good People
      • The Summons
      • Sunny Side Up
      • The Survivors Club
      • The Suspect
      • The Tale of the Red Fox in the North Woods Book Review
      • Tangerine
      • The Tea Girl From Hummingbird Lane
      • Tesla: Inventor of the Modern
      • That’s Me, Groucho!: The Solo Career of Groucho Marx
      • Then She Was Gone
      • There There
      • Through the Glass Ceiling: Reflections on Feminism from the C-Suite
      • Transcendence
      • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Movie
      • Turn of Mind
      • Turtles All the Way Down
      • The 23rd Hero
      • Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood
      • Uncredible Thoughts – Essays, Spiels, and Poppycock
      • Valley of Shadows
      • The Vampire of Maple Town
      • Vita Nostra
      • The War Legacy
      • The War That Saved My Life
      • The Water Dancer
      • We Need to Talk About Kevin
      • What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
      • What Was Your Name Downriver: Tales of the Shattered Frontier
      • What’s Yours is Mine
      • Where the Crawdads Sing Book
      • Where the Crawdads Sing Movie
      • Where’d You Go Bernadette Book
      • Where’d You Go Bernadette Movie
      • White
      • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
      • The Widow
      • Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and Tenacity
      • Win
      • Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation Book Review
      • The Women of the Copper Country Book Review
      • Writers & Lovers
      • Wuthering Heights Book Review
      • Wuthering Heights 1939 Movie Review
      • You Can’t Spell America Without Me, The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (A So-Called Parody)
      • A Young Soul Maturing during Another Summer in the North Woods on the Big Lake
  • Authors
    • A to L
      • Adams, Taylor
      • Alexander, Kwame
      • Andersen, Kurt
      • Anony Mom
      • Anshaw, Carol
      • Backman, Fredrik
      • Baldwin, Alec
      • Bancroft, Ann
      • Barker, J.D.
      • Barton, Fiona
      • Bayard, Piper
      • Beard, Janet
      • Beatty, Robert
      • Beckett, Bari
      • Belfoure, Charles
      • Bell, Cece
      • Benedict, Marie
      • Berdimuhamedow, Gurbanguly
      • Blando, Alicia
      • Blue, Roxy
      • Bohjalian, Chris
      • Blue, Roxy
      • Blumenfeld, Amy
      • Boulley, Angeline
      • Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
      • Breihan, Tom
      • Briggs, Harvey
      • Brontë, Emily
      • Broyles, Jeremy
      • Carter, Marissa
      • Chugong
      • Clarke, Austin
      • Coates, Ta-Nehisi
      • Coben, Harlan
      • Cohen, Joan
      • Coniam, Matthew
      • Coppel, Chris
      • Corbeau, Dianne
      • Crowe, Liz
      • Cussler, Clive
      • Dabholkar, Pratibha A.
      • Dahl, Roald
      • Dawson, Delilah S.
      • DeLuzio, Jo
      • DiAngelo, Robin
      • Dinsmore, Jim
      • DJ Disciple
      • Donovan, Maryellen
      • Duke, Beth
      • Dyachenko, Marina
      • Dyachenko, Sergey
      • Edwardson, Debby Dahl
      • Eggers, Dave
      • Fairstein, Linda
      • Falcon, Emily
      • Fernandes, Kelvyn
      • Fernandez, Joan
      • Friedman, Norman
      • Gardner, Lisa
      • Genova, Lisa
      • Giberson, Melissa
      • Gidding, Joshua
      • Gladwell, Malcolm
      • Goldstein, Robert Steven
      • Gordon, David
      • Green, John
      • Grisham, John
      • Gross, Todd David
      • Grossman, Francesca
      • Halderman, James
      • Hall, Lyndsey
      • Hanna-Attisha, Mona
      • Hannah, Kristin
      • Harnish, Kerry
      • Harrison, Jim
      • Hartman, Diane
      • Hayashi, Mary Chung
      • Hearne, Kevin
      • Hemingway, Ernest
      • Hendrix, Grady
      • Heywood, Claire
      • Hilton, James
      • Hess, Earl J.
      • Holm, Jennifer L.
      • Holm, Matthew
      • Holmes, Jay
      • Honeyman, Gail
      • Huggins, Micah
      • Idle, Eric
      • Jabaley, Jennifer
      • Jewell, Lisa
      • Johansen, Erika
      • Jones, Robert C.
      • Jones, Stephen Graham
      • Juster, Norton
      • Kadare, Ismail
      • Kaepernick, Colin
      • Kelley, Robin D.G.
      • Kelly, Martha Hall
      • Kelly, Matthew
      • Kibuishi, Kazu
      • Kim, Angie
      • King, Lily
      • King, Stephen
      • Kingsolver, Barbara
      • Kinsella, Sophie
      • Koromo
      • Kovac, Janine
      • Kracht, Matt
      • Krishnan, Bharat
      • Kronk, Henry
      • La Salle, Eriq
      • Ladak, Nizar
      • LaPlante, Alice
      • Leavy, Patricia
      • Lee, Audrey
      • Lee, Steve N.
      • Letts, Elizabeth
      • Lewis, Norma
      • Lloyd, Natalie
      • Lowe, Anthony
    • M to Z
      • MacDonald, Ann-Marie
      • Macfarlane, H.L.
      • MacKenzie, Kit
      • Mangan, Christine
      • Marszalkowski, John
      • Mayo, Tracy
      • McDuffie, MJ
      • McFadden, Freida
      • McGue, Julie Ryan
      • McLafferty, Collette
      • McLaughlin, John K.
      • McLoughlin, Kane
      • Michaelis, David
      • Michalski, Liz
      • Miller, Deb
      • Morgenstern, Erin
      • Morrison, Toni
      • Moyes, Jojo
      • Mullen, Suzette
      • Munson, Richard
      • Murakami, Haruki
      • Murray, Victoria Christopher
      • Myron, Vicki
      • Ng, Celeste
      • Nguyen, Rebecca Anne
      • O’Neill, K.
      • Orange, Tommy
      • Orton, DL
      • Owens, Delia
      • Palin, Michael
      • Pant Joshi, Nandita
      • Patrick, Phaedra
      • Penny, Louise
      • Pilkey, Dav
      • Poe, Edgar Allan
      • Polett, Marc
      • Polly, Matthew
      • Rand, Ayn
      • Ray, Raemi A.
      • Rees, Chris
      • Reid, Taylor Jenkins
      • Rhine, A.D.
      • Richardson, Kim Michele
      • Rieck Jr, Robert A.
      • Rizvi, Shah Asad
      • Robson, Jennifer
      • Rowell, Rainbow
      • Rubin, Aviva
      • Ruiz, Rudy
      • Russell, Mary Doria
      • Ryan, Kennedy
      • Sagaskie, Lenore
      • Sager, Jill Amy
      • St. James, Simone
      • Sanfilippo, Anthony
      • Savage, Arūnė
      • Savage, Shay
      • Schwartz, Gail Marlene
      • See, Lisa
      • Semple, Maria
      • Setterfield, Diane
      • Shriver, Lionel
      • Silver, Josie
      • Simsion, Graeme
      • Smith, Betty
      • Smith, Cynthia Leitich
      • Smith, Scott
      • Snyder, Richard E.
      • Spark, Muriel
      • Spence, Annie
      • Spiegelman, Art
      • Sprickerhoff, Eldon
      • Stanley, Amy
      • Stiefvater, Maggie
      • Stowers, Stephen
      • Stratton, L.S.
      • Styron, William
      • Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta
      • Thanh Tran, Trang
      • Thomas, Angie
      • Thompson, Craig
      • Thor, Brad
      • Tichi, Cecelia
      • Tico, Jenna
      • Tomlinson, Sarah
      • Trebek, Alex
      • Tucker, Elizabeth A.
      • Tyler, Anne
      • Uche, Ugochukwu
      • V.J., Astrid
      • Van Booy, Simon
      • Van Camp, Richard
      • Van Pelt, Shelby
      • Vanessa-Ann Collection
      • Vukovic, Kristin
      • Westover, Tara
      • White Drew, Kay
      • Whittaker, Sheelagh
      • Wilson, Holly
      • Wingate, Lisa
      • Winton, Tim
      • Witter, Bret
      • Yoder, Rachel
  • Genre
    • Action
    • Adventure
    • Anthology
    • Cultural
    • Dystopian
    • Fantasy
    • Graphic Novel
    • Historical
    • Horror
    • Paranormal
    • Picture Book
    • Realistic
    • Romance
    • Satire
    • Science Fiction
    • Short Story
    • Suspense
    • Translation
    • Western
    • Literature
    • Manga
    • Manhwa
    • Mystery
    • Non-Fiction
      • Handbook
      • Informal Essays
      • Memoir
      • Poetry
      • Autobiography
      • Biography
  • Features
    • Adapt Me Podcast
    • Audiobook Versus
    • A Farewell to Arms Adaptations
    • From the Vault
    • Goodbye, Mr. Chips Adaptations
    • Interviews
    • Literary Travel
    • Movies
    • Ranking
    • What Am I Reading?
    • Wuthering Heights Adaptations
    • Year-End Countdown
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