In the mood to read? Let’s pick your next book 🔮

Remember mood rings? As a kid, they were key to wordlessly telegraphing my emotions to the world, one color at a time. These days, I do that the grown up way: with my current read. In that spirit, we’ve put together TBR stacks, sorted by ~mood~. [theSkimm]( March 28, 2024 [Read in browser](   [Mood Reads]( [Mood Reads]( [Rings are out. Reads are in.]( [Rings are out. Reads are in.]( [Skimm Reads]( [Skimm Reads]( Remember [mood rings](? As a kid, they were key to wordlessly telegraphing my emotions to the world, one color at a time. These days, I show my feelings the grown up way: with my current read. In that spirit, we’ve put together TBR stacks, sorted by ~mood~. PS: Want even more book recs even more of the time? [Sign up]( for our Skimm Your Life newsletter and [follow Skimm Shopping]( on social. Jana Pollack SENIOR MANAGER, CREATIVE STRATEGY & BOOK LOVER   IN THE MOOD FOR: coming-of-age stories Even if your twenties are well behind you, there's something enchanting about revisiting the joy and angst of early adulthood — especially in spring, when everything feels new. These books send me right back. 
 — Jana Pollack, Senior Manager, Creative Strategy [Milk Fed]( Milk Fed Melissa Broder [Shop now]( [Luster]( Luster Raven Leilani [Shop now]( [Writers and Lovers]( Writers and Lovers Lily King [Shop now]( [All Grown Up]( All Grown Up Jami Attenberg [Shop now](   IN THE MOOD FOR: fantasy & magic My toxic trait: Escaping into fantasy worlds when the one I actually live in gets to be a bit too much. You can find me in these faraway lands next. The higher the fantasy, the closer to bliss. — Caroline Goldstein, Senior Commerce Editor [Babel]( Babel R.F. Kuang [Shop now]( [Assassin’s Apprentice]( Assassin’s Apprentice Robin Hobb [Shop now]( [Tress of the Emerald Sea]( Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson [Shop now]( [Daughter of No Worlds]( Daughter of No Worlds Carissa Broadbent [Shop now](   IN THE MOOD FOR: short yet substantial Guess what? Choosing shorter books does not make you any less a reader. In fact, they can be just as thought-provoking (if not more) than a 500-page title. These current picks sitting in my stack are all at about 300 pages or under. — Margo Ghertner, Associate Editor, Commerce [Wordslut]( Wordslut Amanda Montell [Shop now]( [The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry]( The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin [Shop now]( [Another Brooklyn]( Another Brooklyn Jacqueline Woodson [Shop now]( [Say You’ll Be Mine]( Say You’ll Be Mine Naina Kumar [Shop now](   BOOKISH ACCESSORIES   🛏️ The ultimate [reading pillow]( 💡 A rechargeable [book light]( 🛍️ The [perfect tote]( for your bookstore run 🎧 Noise-canceling [earplugs]( so you can focus in 🕯️ A [candle]( that smells like an old-world library   PS: If something’s out of stock, oops, it was there when we sent this. Thanks. Love our recs? [Sign up to receive them weekly](. PS: Products you buy through our links may earn us a [commission](. Issues? [help@theSkimm.com](mailto:help@theSkimm.com?subject=Help) Copyright (c) 2024 theSkimm, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is 53 W 23rd St, 8th Floor New York, NY 10010, United States Want to change how you receive these emails?Update your preferences or unsubscribe [here](.