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 have always loved books. I love them so much that I even wrote a list here on Broke by Books about
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With this post, I’m bringing back my monthly Recommended Reads report. This recurring feature is a roundup of what I’ve been reading over the last month, along with several books I recommend. These essays are always published first in The
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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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The best books about medicine capture the diverse subjects of the field, and this list of the best books to read about medicine capture every corner of the medical profession, from examining
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I’ve been fascinated by criminology since I was a child sneaking a peak at my aunt’s tabloids and following the sensational killing of JonBenét Ramsey. I was barely older than Ramsey and
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Think faeries are the stuff of fiction? Not true. In this list of the best books about faeries for adults, you’ll meet every kind of fae and their fellow enchanted folk. The
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The best personality books to read come in a variety of topics and subtopics within the study of personality. In this list, you’ll find a book for just about every subfield, interest,
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As a tarot reader, I love learning more about the symbolism in the cards. My passion for tarot led to an interest in learning about symbols since tarot is so rich in
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When I was first diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder bipolar type, I looked for the best books about schizophrenia to help me learn about what my new normal with my new diagnosis would
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If you’re fasciated by runes, you’re not alone. Runes occupy a prized place in divination. The runes we use today in divinatory settings are actually thousands of years old, systems that reach
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