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!
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Real Time Reading (8/28/26)
What I'm reading, finished, and DNF'd each week...
Last week, I mentioned that I was dealing with some personal stuff that’s affecting my ability to concentrate on books. It’s yet another tragedy in our community very closely impacting my...
Superlatives with Al Woodworth, Anderson McKean, and Catherine (Aug 2026)
Books that didn’t make Amazon’s Best of 2026 So Far List, Micro Genres Anderson & I DIDN’T LOVE, and Circle Back episode superlatives
I’ve got the August Superlatives episode for you...featuring Al Woodworth, Amazon Senior Editor; Anderson...
Summer 2026 Circle Back with Catherine Gilmore | Ep. 233
Sarah and Catherine circle back to the 12 new releases they shared in the Summer 2026 Book Preview, now that they’ve read them — or at least tried to! Find out which books worked, which didn’t, and whether their most anticipated summer read...
Real Time Reading (8/21/26)
What I'm reading, finished, and DNF'd each week...
I had some time between flights on the way home from our vacation, so I’m able to get this out to you on time after all! We were in Jackson Hole, WY and it was a great trip. We’ve realized...
2026 Micro Genres with Anderson McKean | Ep. 232
In Episode 232, Sarah is joined by returning guest Anderson McKean of Page & Palette Bookstore for the 2026 edition of Micro Genres! Each year, this series gives us a chance to niche down even further into the kinds of books we love — spotl...
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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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