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.
Welcome to my roundup of the Best Books of 2023! Wow, can you believe it’s nearly 2024? I’ve mostly had a pretty
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The 1997 disaster-romance movie Titanic is arguably among the best movies of all time, and it has many craft lessons if you’re looking for romance writing tips. In this article, I’m going to break down some major takeaways from the
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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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I love horror short stories. Maybe it’s because I’m a bit of a baby. I love horror, but I am usually too scared to watch a full-length horror movie. Yep, short stories
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When I was growing up, YA wasn’t really a thing, much less YA about mental illness Since then, we’ve come a long way, and now mental health YA books includes representation of
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This list of the 25 best nonfiction books about books contains a spectrum of bookish topics. You’ll find reading memoirs, histories of the book, book recommendations, literary theory, rallying cries for libraries,
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May is here, and that means it’s time to highlight the best new book releases coming out this month! In this post, we’ll showcase the best new books of May 2022, both
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