For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] With the beginning of spring, warmer weather, and longer days, we’re looking forward to spending more time outside and really focusing on our mental health. These books already helped get us through the long winter, and now we can’t wait to read, journal, and color somewhere other than our couches. If you’re also looking … Read more
[ad_1] Roll up, roll up to our list of favorite reads, hot off the presses! We’ve got a little bit of everything for you this much, from moving memoirs like Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner and Heart of Fire by Senator Mazie K. Hirono, to gripping debut novels like Gold Diggers by Sanjena … Read more
[ad_1] Out with the old year and in with the new! We can’t know that 2021 will be a better year, but we can work toward bettering it together. And you know what the best fuel is for imagining your way into hope and change? That’s right: books. Books that remind us we’re not alone … Read more
[ad_1] Steven Rowley’s novel, The Editor, now available in paperback, looks at a writer, who after years of struggling, finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie–or Mrs. Onassis, as she’s known in the office–has fallen in love with James’s candidly autobiographical novel, one … Read more
[ad_1] Every year around the holidays, people love to share how they’re celebrating, what they are cooking, how they are decorating, what gifts they’re giving, what’s on their wishlist. We all know there’s something magical about this time of year, but it’s even more special to spend it with people you love and care about, … Read more
[ad_1] 2020 has been many things—the year of a pandemic, of terrible wildfires, of political stress and strife—but let no one say in the annals of history that it was a year of bad books. It was so difficult to choose only 20 favorites from all the many we’ve loved this year, but we did … Read more
[ad_1] At Read It Forward, we’re grateful for the unwavering support we receive from all of you because, without it, we wouldn’t be able to do what we love to do! It’s no secret that you love reading just as much as we love reading and there’s no better feeling than finding a community of … Read more
[ad_1] We’re highlighting some amazing Latinx bookstagrammers who help make up the robust and beautiful book community on Instagram. They’ve shared their handles, told us a little more about who they are and why Latinx Heritage Month is so important for amplifying the voices of Latinx writers and celebrating their history and culture. Latinx stories … Read more
[ad_1] Another month has rolled around and, with it, the many continuing stresses and fears affecting our daily lives. So, we turn to books not only as an escape, although it can be that, but also as a strengthening and nourishing force that lend us warmth and endurance. Our favorite reads this month include a … Read more
[ad_1] As tropical storms rain down and heat waves keep coming, we hope you can take a break from the chaotic August weather to sit down with a book or two. Our favorites this month are as eclectic as ever, encompassing biographies, like that of Civil Rights leader Representative John Lewis; memoirs, like Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s … Read more