MERYN MADE

  • 2021 READING SUPERLATIVES

    2021 READING SUPERLATIVES

    Favorite author: Andy Weir Favorite book(s): Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Least favorite book: November 9 by Colleen Hoover Favorite thriller: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz  Least favorite thriller(s): The Read more

  • BOOKS I WANT TO READ FROM BLACK AUTHORS IN FEBRUARY

    BOOKS I WANT TO READ FROM BLACK AUTHORS IN FEBRUARY

    My personal goal is to read from exclusively black authors in the month of February in honor and celebration of Black History Month! While I’d love to read all of these, realistically I think I’ll read eight to ten. My top priorities are Blacktop Wasteland, Razorblade Tears, The City We Became, The Kindest Lie, and Read more

  • MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022

    MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022

    With a new year comes publication of thousands of new books. Here are a few titles at the top of my list! Mostly mysteries and thrillers, from both familiar and new-to-me authors, but also a smattering of contemporary fiction, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, and short story collections. My most anticipated releases of the year, Read more

  • 2022 READING GOALS + INTENTIONS

    2022 READING GOALS + INTENTIONS

    Keeping my goals short, sweet, and to the point this year! General Goals ☐ 70 books☐ 25,000 pages Genre Goals ☐ 5 books about race/racism☐ 4 classics☐ 3 translated works☐ 2 comedy/humor☐ 1 poetry collection Author Goals ☐ S.A. Cosby☐ Joan Didion☐ Alice Feeney☐ Roxane Gay☐ Elizabeth Gilbert☐ Kristin Hannah☐ Grady Hendrix☐ Lisa Jewell☐ Lars Read more

  • 2022 TBR – INTRODUCTION

    2022 TBR – INTRODUCTION

    The 30 books, new and backlist titles, I hope to read throughout 2022 I can’t be sure what possessed me to make a 30 book TBR at the end of 2020 to guide my reading in 2021, but I’m so glad I did! Of the 30 books selected for 2021, I read 25 of them Read more

  • BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – INTRODUCTION

    BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – INTRODUCTION

    A look ahead to what I hope to be reading in 2022 I’m so excited to start planning and reading for the buzzword readathon, created and hosted by Kayla of Books and Lala on booktube! In her words, “The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.