Sarah S. Davis is the founder of Broke by Books, a blog about her journey as a schizoaffective disorder bipolar type writer and reader. Sarah's writing about books has appeared on Book Riot, Electric Literature, Kirkus Reviews, BookRags, PsychCentral, and more. She has a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Library and Information Science from Clarion University, and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
I’m back to blogging! It’s been an eventful last sixteen months as I have had to decide which way to pivot after
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Welcome to my roundup of the Best Books of 2023! Wow, can you believe it’s nearly 2024? I’ve mostly had a pretty good year, packed with great reading, a good amount of writing, and a little bit of blogging, although
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The best books about football capture the glory, complexity, passion, ambition, history, and future surrounding “America’s Game.” I myself am a huge football fan and follow it at the high school, college,
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The best books about tea cover a range of topics in the world of tea. And it’s precisely that diversity of tea-related subjects that you’ll find in this list of the best
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The best biographies of poets compiled in this list represent a range of eras, poetic movements, and poets as different from each other as can be. But they do all have one
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The best books on art reveal a topic that intimidates many: art. Visual art books help demystify the most important artists, art movements, and works of art that have influenced our culture
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Ready for some time travel? The best historical fiction books for teens transport you to another era. Through fascinating stories and characters you root for, YA historical fiction helps you experience history
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The best horror books for teens are treats for anyone who loves a good spooky story. While here on Broke by Books we’ve previously featured the 30 must-read horror short story books,
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The best animal books for adults convey the wonder of our animal friends. Animals bring us joy and companionship, offering key lessons and wisdom that we humans can stand to adopt in
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The best mythology books for adults capture the world’s myths in all their glory. Mythology books created for an adult audience don’t shield readers from the truth of the myths. If you’re
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We here at Broke by Books love science fiction and have previously featured the best sci fi short story collections. Today, the second in my series of the best genre books for
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The best anxiety books give you relief from your struggles with anxious thoughts, phobias, panic attacks, and social anxiety. Similar to our roundups of the best books about bipolar disorder and the
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