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.
This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including a fun steampunk graphic novel that’s full of surprises!
This week, Patricia talks about a couple creepy backlist titles that had her on the edge of her seat!
This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including a witchy read perfect for autumn!
This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including a book that has changed the way she sees the world!
This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including a vampire book that gave her the creeps from start to finish!
This week, Patricia talks about a couple excellent fantasy backlist titles.
This week, Patricia talks about a couple backlist titles including an absolute must-read about race.
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This week, Patricia talks about a couple nonfiction backlist titles including a book that might be the hardest book she’s ever read.
This week, Patricia talks about a couple great backlist titles including a nonfiction read that has stuck with her ever since she read it.