Here are the show notes for Episode 9 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 9 is about two great reads from my month of exploring mysteries. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. You can also follow me on Goodreads for more reading ideas. Books mentioned in this episode: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson Freddy Goes to Florida by Walter R. Brooks Also mentioned in this episode: The (archived) installment of my newsletter, People…

Here are the show notes for Episode 8 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 8 is about my month of exploring science fiction and alternative history. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. You can also follow me on Goodreads for more reading ideas. Books mentioned in this episode: The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin Also mentioned in this episode: The romantic comedies and short stories episodes from earlier in this season An expanded suggested reading list…

Here are the show notes for Episode 6 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 6 explores literary fiction. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. Books mentioned in this episode: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Bel Canto by Ann Patchett The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Here are the show notes for Episode 12 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 12 is the final installment in the season and the “My Year of Fiction” series, exploring the reading theme of classic works retold as new stories. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. You can also follow me on Goodreads for more reading ideas. Books mentioned in this episode: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Girls…

Here are the show notes for Episode 11 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 11 starts with the author Daphne du Maurier and expands with an unexpected reading theme. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. You can also follow me on Goodreads for more reading ideas. Books mentioned in this episode: Rebecca, The Doll: The Lost Short Stories, and Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener Also mentioned in this episode: The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix Original)

Here are the show notes for Episode 10 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 10 is about magical realism, a genre I’ve loved in short stories but hadn’t yet explored in the world of adult novels. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. You can also follow me on Goodreads for more reading ideas. Books mentioned in this episode: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Here are the show notes for Episode 7 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 7 is a first look into the thrillers genre. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. You can also follow me on Goodreads for more reading ideas. Books mentioned in this episode: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara…

Here are the show notes for Episode 5 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 5 is about my experience reading short story collections. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. Books mentioned in this episode: One More Thing by B.J. Novak Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction by Chuck Klosterman Coraline by Neil Gaiman Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell Stranger Things Happen…

Here are the show notes for Episode 4 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 4 is a look at recent adult fantasy. Find this episode’s Pinterest board with more reading ideas here and follow @ReadingAdult on Twitter. Books mentioned in this episode: Five Children and It by E. Nesbit The Shape-Changer’s Wife by Sharon Shinn Vicious by V.E. Schwab The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Also…