My Summer Reading Guide Is Here!

And this Substack turns two!

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Happy birthday!

Today is Literary Merit’s second birthday! I have a toddler now! I’m thankful for the creativity this space allows me and to the readers who find something valuable in my work. To celebrate and say thank you, I’ve put together a summer reading guide I’m thrilled to share. It features 45 book recommendations, my top six picks, helpful links, and a fun reading challenge. I’ve read all 45 titles and appreciate aspects of every single one. I know other readers will, too.

Five ways you can help me celebrate

Spread the word. I’m passionate about the work I’m doing here, and I would love my content to reach more readers. Please subscribe, like, comment, and share my posts to help more people find me.

Share my Summer Reading Guide. If you find the guide valuable, share the link with friends and on your social media accounts.

Recommend me. Many readers have found me because of writers recommending Literary Merit on Substack. If you’re part of the Substack community and believe in what I do, I’d love for you to recommend me to your audience.

Say “thank you” with your dollars. All the content on my Substack, including the Summer Reading Guide, is free, but I spend several hours each week on the posts I share here. I’m glad to do it, but if you feel strongly about my work, consider upgrading to a paid subscription or buying me a coffee. I can’t say thanks enough to the people who have done those things already. It still amazes me that readers will offer financial support to a total stranger who just really loves books.

Shop my bookshop. Whenever you want to buy books I’ve mentioned on my Substack, you can use my bookshop.org links. I link to every book I recommend, and I also have a shopfront featuring all the books I’ve written about here. I get a small kickback from your purchases, and so does the indie bookstore of your choice.

Thank you so much to the Literary Merit community for engaging with me about my favorite things: books and reading. I hope I make it easy for you to find great stuff to read. Enjoy the summer reading guide, and let me know what you think.