Sarah's Bookshelves
Sarah Dickinson, Laura B. McGrath, Chrissie Whitley, Catherine GilmoreBringing our real (and sometimes snarky) book talk that you know from the Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast to Substack!
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 666 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Real Time Reading (9/18/26)
What I'm reading, finished, and DNF'd each week...
A 2 book week! Haven’t had one of those in awhile. My baby steps returning to my regular reading self continue. I finished my second 2027 release (and the first one I actually liked) and m...
2026 Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Podcast Survey
Every other year, we gather feedback from our entire audience about both the public podcast (“the Big Show”) and our paid member community to help us make the best content we can for y’all. Paid member favorites like the Unscripted episode...
The BIG Books Episode with Chrissie Whitley | Ep. 235
Sarah and Chrissie (@ChrissieWhitley) dig into their very different relationships with big books, from what counts as “big” and knowing when the moment is right to what makes a long book worth the extra pages. They also share some of their...
Real Time Reading (9/11/26)
What I'm reading, finished, and DNF'd each week...
My ability to read is heading in the right direction. Last week, I finished a book (nonfiction) and, this week, I finished a novel (!) and was actually able to concentrate on an audiobook...
Fall 2026 Book Preview: Full Overview
After last week’s Fall 2026 Book Preview episode, here’s a complete overview of all the books we shared — pulled together in one place to make seasonal planning a little easier.
Whether you’re buying books, placing library holds, or just k...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Creator and host of the Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast, where we get real (and sometimes snarky) about books and reading.
I'm an English professor, literary critic, and data scientist, studying the art and (data) science of how literature gets made. I'm the author of of MIDDLEMEN: LITERARY AGENTS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN LITERATURE (forthcoming, Princeton UP)
Book reviewer • Co-host at Sarah's Bookshelves Live • Professional pursuer of books I won't shut up about.
I'm a book loving word nerd who's always on the search for the next thing to read.
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