Archive - Literary Merit

A Very Bookish Gift Guide

4 categories, 30 ideas

Nov 23 •

What Caught My Eye Online #47

Florida bans 700+ books, influential cookbooks, AI poetry, and more

Nov 20 •

A delightfully delicious reading list

Nov 16 •

What Caught My Eye Online #46

How librarians are doing, 2025 releases, puzzles, and more

Nov 13 •

To Be Very Tender

On choosing to have a soft heart

Nov 8 •

What I Read and Loved | October 2024

Eight books + a playlist

Nov 2 •

October 2024

Love Yourself Well

Ideas for self-compassion

Oct 30 •

10 on a Theme: Messy

Stories about relational, mental, or physical messiness

Oct 26 •

What Caught My Eye Online #45

Home decor, gothic novels, legal thrillers, and more

Oct 23 •

My Top 50 Books from the Last 10 Years

And the limits of star ratings

Oct 19 •

What Caught My Eye Online #44

A book's origins, spooky stories, a recipe, and more

Oct 16 •

15 Horror-ish Books

Spooky stories for scaredy-cats

Oct 12 •

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