Beth | Book Reviews

Writing a great book and building a great audience are two completely different skills. I understand why…

Some of the books that have helped me understand the world the most weren’t trying to explain the world to…

We are constantly told there isn’t enough money. Not enough for schools. Not enough for teachers. Not enough…

I’ve been calling it immersive reading. Apparently Libro.fm calls it LibroSync. 😂 And as someone who is…

Barack Obama’s new podcast launches today, and I love the question behind it: not what are your favorite…

I love that books can offer completely different kinds of escape. Some take us somewhere impossible. Others…

Zoje Stage wrote #AuthorLife under the male pen name Joe Zagets, an anagram of her own name, and revealed…

Michael Fischer’s How Books Can Save Democracy is short, thoughtful, and built around one big idea…

DNFing Haunting Adeline, and not because it was too dark or too taboo. The writing style just wasn’t working…

Some of the books that stay with me most are the ones that refuse to make everything neat. A parent can be…

Two books down. Three enormous books—and approximately 400 characters—to go. But I finally understand the…

Publishing workers are unionizing in growing numbers, and I think this story matters even if you’ve never…

Sex sells. So does the illusion that gambling is harmless. This campaign managed to sell both. Statistics…

Women Without Men was a 3-star read for me, but the story of this book—and Shahrnush Parsipur herself—is…

This is the trickle-down effect I keep thinking about. When changing definitions, bending rules, or…

People ARE reading. But I think the more important conversation is whether we’re reading widely and…

I’m starting a little 2027 experiment. The Winter/Spring Indies Introduce list is out: debut authors chosen…

I review honestly, but I never forget that a real person wrote the book. Those two things can—and…

When the people closest to the technology are warning us about what it could become, we should probably…

Big Little Truths was a 3-star read for me. I loved being back with these women, but the second half lost…

There’s prolific, and then there’s churn-and-burn. Some fast-publishing authors deliver absolute…

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry releases today, and I was given an eARC of the rerelease. I can’t really rate…

At some point, this stops being about one controversial book and becomes a question of priorities. How much…

East of Eden is my favorite book of all time, and the trailer officially convinced me I need a reread before…