Today's tip: Build a before-bed reading list tonight 📚

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Survey says.... 67% of people who read before bed say that it helps them drift off more easily. This year we're building rituals that can help sustain and support us, and we've got an idea: Why not leverage your love of books to build bedtime rituals that put you in a calmer, more relaxed mindset before bed?

Yep, we're all about the designated before-bed book stack, taking the time to reflect on what type of books put you in a calm and sleepy mood and keeping those near your bedside so you can read to sleep. Here are some before-bed book recommendations for whatever type of reader you are.

READ TO SLEEP WITH US

For short story and essay readers…
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

Danielle Evans is known for her x-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections (our February book club pick!), Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters’ lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history.

Read to sleep with more short essays here.

For the heartwarming fiction reader…
Memorial by Bryan Washington

Benson and Mike are two young men who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson is a Black daycare teacher. They’ve been together for a few years—good years—but life's twists and turns cause them to re-evaluate why they’re still a couple.

Read to sleep with more heartwarming fiction here.

For mystery-lovers and thrill-seekers…

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. Read this one if you're not scared of the dark.

Read to sleep with more mysteries here.

For romance-lovers…
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe’s mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than a hotshot politician.

Read to sleep with more romance novels here.

For inspiration-seekers…

Well-Read Black Girl By Glory Edim

Glory Edim brings together original essays by renowned Black writers to shine a light on how important it is that we all—regardless of gender, race, religion, or ability—have the opportunity to find ourselves in literature.

Read to sleep with more inspirational texts here.

For a different look at the world…
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life — and changes everything he's known in the process.

Read to sleep with books that explore other worlds here.

For a memoir and a laugh…
Dear Girls By Ali Wong

In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-months pregnant Ali Wong gained national acclaim. Wong shares her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage... but you sure see plenty of new dads.

Read to sleep with more celebrity memoirs here.

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