Find the book for exactly where you are right now.
Tell me how you feel. I'll tell you what to read.
You want to read…but nothing sounds right.
You scroll, browse, pick up books that don't click. It's not that you don't enjoy reading. You just need something that meets you exactly where you are right now.
You tell me how you feel. Burnt out. Emotionally foggy. Just finished something and already desperate for the next thing. Ready to feel genuinely wrecked. Those are all answers I can work with.
I tell you what to read. One recommendation, matched to exactly where you are. Not what's trending. Not what you liked three years ago. What fits right now.
Meet Britt
I've loved reading for as long as I can remember—staying up past bedtime with a flashlight just to finish one more chapter. Now I do this with my Kindle, usually the night before something important.
I studied professional writing with dreams of working in publishing and later worked at Barnes & Noble, where I realized my favorite thing wasn't selling books. It was helping people find the book.
Since then, I've become the person my friends text when they don’t know what to read next. I’ve read 86 books this year. I have opinions on all of them.
The podcast
I've read 86 books this year and I have strong opinions. Now I'm talking about them out loud.
Books by Britt is a podcast about what to read and why—based on how you actually feel right now, not what's trending. Solo deep dives on books I can't stop thinking about. Listener mood submissions answered on air. Occasional guests who have something worth saying.
New episodes weekly. Find it wherever you listen.
What a recommendation looks like
If you want something emotional but hopeful
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Marcellus the octopus is one of the best narrators I’ve ever read. I was 25 pages in and already texting someone about his escapades. The human storylines catch up—stick with it. This is my gold standard for literary fiction and one of my favorite reads of 2025.
If you want something fast-paced and hard to put down
Anatomy of an Alibi
Fast and plot-driven—the mystery moves from the start and doesn’t slow down. I tore through the last 100 pages because I had to know how it all came together. Good for when you something gripping without emotional commitment.
If you want something immersive and easy to get lost in
Empire of Flames and Thorns
Start this one when you have time to finish it. Instantly immersive, enemies to lovers actually done right, and the emotional stakes build into something much deeper than the first chapter lets on. Hunger Games energy meets fantasy world-building. Plan accordingly.