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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Wondering how to learn dream interpretation? It’s easy to teach yourself dream interpretation when you have the best dream interpretation books. In this list, you’ll find 15 of the best books on
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Looking for the best self-help books of all time? Craving the most transformative books of all time? Enter Goodreads. This social reading site aggregates reviews and ratings from millions of readers who
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Last year, I was feeling good about blogging, but I wanted to take it to the next level. I felt stuck as a blogger. I didn’t know how to take it to
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Greetings, friend, and welcome to Broke by Books, a book blog created and run by me: Sarah S. Davis, a freelance writer and author. I designed Broke by Books to be a
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I first heard of Bookroo last year when I did a write-up on Book Riot about the 5 Best Middle Grade Box Subscriptions. I’m so pleased to say I’ve now tried the
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I have lived with bipolar disorder symptoms for 14 years after I was diagnosed with bipolar I in my freshman year of college. Recently, my diagnosis changed to schizoaffective disorder bipolar type,
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Looking for fun facts about children’s authors and kid lit? You’ve come to the right place! In this post, I’ve compiled 40 book trivia facts about authors of children’s literature. A sampling
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One of my big goals this year was to become better at divination. I’ve spent a lot of the year learning more about tarot, but I’ve spent just as much time learning
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I fell head over heels in love with verse novels a few years ago after reading Elizabeth Acevedo’s YA novel in verse, The Poet X. Since then, I’ve been introduced to more
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Your easy-to-use book review format and why it works! Unsure how to structure your book review? Look no further. I’m sharing with you my tried-and-true template for crafting a substantive, helpful book
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