An Exciting Announcement

Say hello to Literary Merit

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When I launched this Substack in May, I thought about it for about three minutes before signing up. I wanted a place to share poetry, and that was it. I've also been writing about books and libraries at andreaisreading.com for the past five years. In that space, I share book reviews, reading recommendations, and my thoughts on various aspects of my library work. It's been a while since I've felt inspired to update Andrea Is Reading, and I also started to feel as if I wanted to write about more than poetry here on Substack, so that's what I'll be doing.

This Substack is now Literary Merit, a joyful exploration of books, poetry, and life in the library. I want to continue sharing poems, but I also want to write about what I'm reading, experiment with literary matchmaking, and discuss issues affecting libraries. I'll be sharing posts about one of those topics on Saturdays, but I'll also have a mid-week link roundup on Wednesdays in which I can share what's caught my eye online.

I'm excited about the direction of this space, and I hope you are, too. As always, thanks for reading.