My prediction for best book of the year. Can you guess what it is? — I’m calling it: the best book of 2022. And I’m guessing you haven’t read it yet. Yes, I know the year isn’t over. I know I like to make wild predictions about books I think everyone should read and love as much as me. But this time, I’m going out…

Hello from my corner of Medium! Hello, friends! My name is Penny and I’m a writer, college professor, and mom. (I’m also a great friend — loyal while not being up in your business too much, not to toot my own horn or anything.) Writing is what I have always…

New books selections for BOTM Club in April 2023 — March has been a weird month for me so far. My family was sick, then I’ve been sick, and I can’t tell if the month is going by fast or slow anymore. As always, I’m looking forward to Book of the Month Club’s picks for next months. Note: I am…

Titles to add to your TBR List for next month — After reading 10 books in January, something I was pretty awe-struck and proud of, I thought the reading would be much slower in February. It’s a shorter month, after all. A recap of my January books: The Best Books I Read in January (2023) Book recommendations across genresmedium.com I ended up reading 9 books in total during February, all of which I…

For readers who don’t know what to read next — As a professor of English at a two-year college, the biggest complaint I hear from students about reading is that they don’t know what to read next. I used to love reading, they say, but now I’m not sure where to begin with books. I remember feeling this way at…

New books selections for BOTM Club in March 2023 — February is flying by so fast and I am falling behind in my reading. Doesn’t mean I won’t get excited about next month’s Book of the Month club picks anyway. I’ve even created a new list on Bookshop for some of my favorite (and recent) BOTM Club picks. …

More exciting new books coming out in 2023 — Before 2023 began, lists of most anticipated books seemed to appear everywhere. Reader: I love these lists more than you know. As a reader of mysteries, thrillers, literary fiction, historical fiction, and narrative non-fiction, here are the five books published (or to-be published) in February 2023 that I am most…

New books selections for BOTM Club in January 2023 — January is flying by, which means it’s time for me to start obsessively predicting the new Book of the Month Club picks. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a fan of Book of the Month Club. …