Patricia Elzie-Tuttle

Patricia Elzie-Tuttle is a writer, podcaster, librarian, and information fanatic who appreciates potatoes in every single one of their beautiful iterations. Patricia earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and Musical Theatre from the University of Southern California and an MLIS from San Jose State University. Her weekly newsletter, Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice offers self-improvement and mental health advice, essays, and resources that pull from her experience as a queer, Black, & Filipina person existing in the world. She is also doing the same on the Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Podcast. More of her written work can also be found in Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen, and, if you’re feeling spicy, in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 4 edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel. Patricia has been a Book Riot contributor since 2016 and is currently co-host of the All the Books! podcast and one of the weekly writers of the Read This Book newsletter. She lives in Oakland, CA on unceded Ohlone land with her wife and a positively alarming amount of books. Find her on her Instagram, Bluesky, and LinkTree.

In Praise of Black Performance

It's no wonder this book won so many awards.

From Mistaken Identity to Steamy Romance

New dating hack: use a fake name at a wine bar and wait to be wined and dined by a hottie sommelier.

A Must-Read Before the Upcoming U.S. Presidential Election

The contents are more than a little bit terrifying, but Newitz offers a beacon of hope toward winning the culture wars.

Going Beyond the Gender Binary

Don't be fooled by the tiny packaging — this book contains multitudes.

How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy

"It's just a joke!" before. But it isn't really, is it?

How We Get Free

Have you heard of The Combahee River Collective? If not, you should.

This Town Has a Ghost Problem

It turns out ghosts need therapy, too!

A Tender, Heartfelt Graphic Novel on Healing and Kindness

It may make you tear up, but it's so worth it.

This Witchy Read is a Wild Ride from Start to Finish

If you love dystopian YA fantasy and morally grey characters, strap in.

On Art, Fashion, and What It Can Mean to Be Asian American

Put on some Robyn and crack open this wonderful essay collection.