Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
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.
For the Overachieving and Underfulfilled
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
November 18, 2024
Raise your hand if you were personally attacked by the premise of this book...
Thriving in the Dark
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
November 4, 2024
Today’s book recommendation is one of my favorite nonfiction reads this year. I need to preface this recommendation with a ...
A Must-Read Sapphic Take on COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
October 14, 2024
Looking for a novella that gets real dark real fast? Look no further than this immersive take on THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.
A Sapphic Werewolf YA Graphic Novel to Sink Your Teeth Into
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
September 30, 2024
It brings the jokes, the killer artwork, and a sapphic werewolf romance.
In Praise of Black Performance
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
September 23, 2024
It's no wonder this book won so many awards.
From Mistaken Identity to Steamy Romance
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
September 16, 2024
New dating hack: use a fake name at a wine bar and wait to be wined and dined by a hottie sommelier.
A Must-Read Before the Upcoming U.S. Presidential Election
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
September 9, 2024
The contents are more than a little bit terrifying, but Newitz offers a beacon of hope toward winning the culture wars.
Going Beyond the Gender Binary
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
August 26, 2024
Don't be fooled by the tiny packaging — this book contains multitudes.
How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
August 19, 2024
"It's just a joke!" before. But it isn't really, is it?
How We Get Free
Patricia Elzie-Tuttle
August 12, 2024
Have you heard of The Combahee River Collective? If not, you should.