A Bookish Journey
Dear reader, I can’t believe 2025 is over! My main goal for 2025 was not so much to reach a number of books read, but instead to recapture the passion I have for reading after a slump that has followed me for far too long. But even though I didn’t finish reading as many books The post My Top 5 Books of 2025 appeared first on Broke by Books .
Autumn is basically here, but this list of the best new books fall 2025 has to offer heralds the unofficial start to the season. What is better than books, falling leaves, cozy blankets, and hot tea? Not much! Here s my roundup of the 10 new fall 2025 books I m most excited to read. Let s go! The post 12 of the Best New Books for Fall 2025 appeared first on Broke by Books .
I m here to tell you about my favorite 2025 book I ve read this year: Gary Shteyngart s Vera, or Faith. In this book review of Vera, or Faith, I m going to tell you why I loved it—and why I think it s one of the most important new books published this year. In this Vera, or Faith The post Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart | Book Review appeared first on Broke by Books .
The best YA graphic novel retellings on this list harness the powers of visual art for crafting fresh takes on older tales. The books featured on this list put a new spin on canonical works of literature as well as fairy tales or stories inspired by mythology. The format also lends itself well to YA The post The 10 Best YA Graphic Novel Retellings and Adaptations appeared first on Broke by Books .
I have always loved books. I love them so much that I even wrote a list here on Broke by Books about the best bird books. Birds lend themselves to so many analogies, like the early bird gets the worm. Their extraordinary ability to fly high being carried by their wings alone is such a The post Among the Clouds Book Review and Interview with Author DeMario Pressley appeared first on Broke by Books…
With this post, I m bringing back my monthly Recommended Reads report. This recurring feature is a roundup of what I ve been reading over the last month, along with several books I recommend. These essays are always published first in The Swarthmorean in my Recommended Reads column. Thanks to The Swarthmorean for allowing me to repost The post Recommended Reads | February 2025 appeared first on…
I can t believe it, but this blog, Broke by Books, is ten years old last month! I started this book blog as a space to host a project for my Young Adult Services course in my first semester of library grad school. It has since grown into a site about all things bookish. More than The post My 10 Favorite Posts from 10 Years with BROKE BY BOOKS appeared first on Broke by Books .
I m back to blogging! It s been an eventful last sixteen months as I have had to decide which way to pivot after this blog, my beloved Broke by Books, has seen a catastrophic collapse in traffic after I, like many, many other, was a victim of Google s so-called Helpful Content Update, or HCU for short. The post 5 Books I m Looking Forward to This Summer appeared first on Broke by Books .
Welcome to my roundup of the Best Books of 2023! Wow, can you believe it s nearly 2024? I ve mostly had a pretty good year, packed with great reading, a good amount of writing, and a little bit of blogging, although not as much as I would have liked in each of those categories. This was The post The Best Books of 2023 appeared first on Broke by Books .
The 1997 disaster-romance movie Titanic is arguably among the best movies of all time, and it has many craft lessons if you re looking for romance writing tips. In this article, I m going to break down some major takeaways from the movie Titanic as one of the best romance writing examples. Since this is a film The post Four Romance Writing Tips from TITANIC appeared first on Broke by Books .