The 2023 Stats & Superlatives + The Annual Bookish Giveaway
A year of strange, strange fiction.
Long time, no see. Thanks for respecting my silence while I was doing a final read over for my upcoming mystery release! I can’t sleep at night cause I just can’t wait to “officially” announce the book in a few weeks. She comes out in just a few months!
The 2023 Stats and Superlatives + Bookish Gifts
It’s time to officially disclose my year-end stats and superlatives. If you’re in the market for a last minute gift: you also might find some kooky ideas in here. Enjoy!
2023 Reading Statistics:
Fiction or Nonfiction? Fiction!
Reading Goal Met? Lol.
Best Places to Read: Pasion del Cielo (Miami Midtown) & This chair.
Most Bookish Atmosphere Found: Vintage Books and Wine (Austin)
Favorite 2023 Substacks:
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2023’s books here we come!
2023 All-Stars:
These were my favorite books this year!
Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper (Nonfiction)
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Fiction)
I Will Find You (Audiobook)
Bookish Yearbook Superlatives:
Most Likely to Live in a Silo: Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette
Most Underrated: Gate 76 by Andrew Diamond
Sits With The Cool Kids: Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Most Likely To Keep Your Therapist In Business: What Lies In The Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Omg I Never Want to Go to Boarding School: Atlas Six by Olive Blake
Least Likely To Care: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Most Thought Provoking: Unfollow by Meghan Phelps-Roper
Book That Even Scared Stephen King: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahnuik
Most Likely to Become A Classic: Trust by Hernan Diaz (Current read)
Why Does Your Grandma Have a Knife?! / Class Clown Award: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
California Girl: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Jack Bauer Award: I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
Broke My Wrist (800 pages who??): A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Worst to Get Stranded On an Island With (Fear for your life): And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Reread: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Most Likely to Survive the Hunger Games: Becoming Supernatural by Joe Dispenza
Five More Minutes Award (Can’t put it down!): The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Judge A Book By The Cover (Coolest Cover): The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly by Katherine A. Sherbrook
Best Book for Writers: How to Market a Book by Ricardo Fayet
Bookish Gifts & The Great Big Giveaway
The moment we’ve all been waiting for. I’m giving away TWO of these wonderful bookish gifts for Christmas to a few lucky subscribers. All you have to do to enter is subscribe to my Substack (seems like you already do) and reply to this email with your mailing address by December 14th. :)
Gift One: For The Coffee Fueled Reader
**Giveaway Item!
The reader in your life needs another emotional support water bottle! You can get them this one here.
Gift Two: For the Reader Who Needs to Know God is Watching
You can gift this bookmark to pretty much anyone who is reading ACOTAR or Colleen Hoover.
Gift Three: For The Person Who Never Gets Their Lended Books Back
The time to be passive aggressive is now! Who needs this personal library kit?
Gift Four: For The One Who Leaves By Nine
**Giveaway Item
With this bag, at least they know you’ll Irish Goodbye.
Gift Five: A Holiday Game To Make Everyone Hate You
One round of this game and your family suddenly forgot to invite you to Christmas Dinner.
Gift Six: For The Reader with Wine on Standby
These wine charms are the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.
That’s all for the gift guide. Subscribers: remember to reply with your address if you’d like to win one of the two gifts by 12.14! You’ll also get some bookish mail when my new release comes out.
What’s coming next year?
I know this email was more lighthearted than usual, but that’s typically how I like to end the year on Substack! From the bottom of my heart, thanks for being a subscriber. I’m so grateful for you and your readership. It truly means so much to me.
This is my last post until 2024. I’m busy getting my new novel all ready for you. Hint, hint: she officially comes out this upcoming FEBRUARY! Watch out for the cover reveal coming up in a few weeks :)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, & Cheers to a new year!
Sending love as always.
-linds
wow it’s crazy to think anyone is reading my stuff, let alone liking it! tysm 💚💚💚
Ah what an honour to be your favourite substack this year - thank you!