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Marisa Fertitta

Marisa Fertitta is a Boston-based writer with a degree in Professional Writing. She’s written every type of writing she can get her hands on—and if she’s not writing (though she usually is), or reading (slowly tackling that “To Be Read” list), you can likely find her scouring a thrift store for the next funky edition to her closet. You can check out what she’s working on next here

The Best Book Club Books of Spring 2024

The Earth laughs in flowers, and we laugh in books. 

10 Accessible Nonfiction Books For Kindergarteners

Tackling decreasing literacy rates one book at a time. 

These Freida McFadden Books Will Turn You Into a Freida McFan

Her double life as a physician makes for the eeriest psychological twists.

Remembering Dan Wakefield, 1932-2024

Prolific, acclaimed, and multi-faceted: three commonly-used descriptors of Dan Wakefield that any writer would sell their soul to be described as. 

8 Ways to Meet Your Reading Goals

Don’t let a lack of a strategy stop you.

Remembering Iris Apfel; Accidental Icon and Self-Dubbed Geriatric Starlet, 1921-2024

Read an excerpt from Iris Apfel’s memoir that is just as authentic and vivacious as she was.

These Books Written by Filmmakers Give Reading a New Meaning

These directors are excellent storytellers, in any medium.

The Best Bookshelves for Book Worms

The only thing as important as a good book is a safe place to store it. 

10 Incredible Books by Hispanic-American Authors

If you were looking for a list of books that will revolutionize your worldview, you've found it. 

Every Book by V.C. Andrews, In Order

It’s been said that much of her real life was just as tragic as the lives of the protagonists in her debut novel Flowers in the Attic. 

Angela Thirkell and Her 29 Adventures into Barsetshire

Writing so rich makes us wish we could live in Barsetshire too. 

The Best Psychological Thrillers to Read in 2024

Books your psyche will be thrilled to read…see what we did there? 

10 French Cookbooks as Sweet and Savory as France Itself

The robust flavors of France cooked from your home kitchen, no plane tickets required. 

The Best Book Club Books of Winter 2024

These picks are definitely “read by the fireplace” worthy.