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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.

Spies Against the Confederacy in This New Historical Fiction

The satisfaction from reading about freed Black women undermining the Confederacy is *chefs kiss*

Missing Children and a Forbidden Forest Ruled by the Fae

**Dark fantasy/horror novella alert**

Fat Phobia’s Origins (Hint: It’s Racism)

"This book...is still deeply relevant to understanding the inherent racism in Western standards of beauty, especially around body size and shape."

Black Folklore and History in This Amazing New Poetry Anthology

"It’s not only standing up to shout that 'we’re here' but also 'we have been here' and more than that, 'we are here today because our ancestors survived being brought here.'"

Time for Some Science-Based and Compassionate Sex Advice

Dr. Nagoski's advice on sex is "rooted in research and conversations with real people. It makes it more accessible and realistic and relatable."

A High-Stakes, Anxiety-Inducing Mystery to Read in February

What are your favorite, heavy-hitting YA books?

36 Of My Favorite Alice In Wonderland Quotes

36 of my favorite Alice in Wonderland quotes grouped by the best characters, like the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, and Alice herself.

Should Most Self-Help Books Be Pamphlets?

A lot of self-help books could certainly be pamphlets, but should they be? A self-help reader with a fondness for the genre weighs in.

8 Beautiful Black, Queer, Coming of Age Stories

I often wonder what my life would have been like if I had access to Black queer coming of age stories like these when I was younger.

13 Beautiful Bookish Temporary Tattoos

Whether you're practicing for a permanent version or switching them up every week, here are 13 stunning bookish temporary tattoos.