During the week, it can be tough to stay on top of everything. On Fridays, though, we suggest kicking back to catch up on all the delightful literary reading the internet has to offer. Don’t have the time to hunt for good reads? Never fear. We’ve rounded up the best bookish reading of the week for you.

We Read...

All about Ursula K. Le Guin and amazing nonfiction by the nominees for the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Did you know these prize-winning reads are indie books? Sweater weather's got us looking for cozy style inspiration in the Digital Collection. Sometimes, the (literary) world is too much with us. Imagine how it feels to be a literary prize judge! Share these adorable and spooktacular vintage Halloween cards for free. Busy is no reason not to read; try these shorties on for size. After all, as Tim Wu says, "We will get the culture we're willing to pay for." Go beyond eat, pray, love with travel memoirs by black female writers. If you don't, you may need the favorite curse words of Charles Dickens.

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TGIF

No need to get up! Join our librarians from the home, office, playground — wherever you have internet access — for book recs on Twitter by following our handle @NYPLrecommends from 10 AM to 11 AM every Friday. Or, you can check NYPL Recommends any day of the week for more suggestions. ​

We're ready! Tell us a book you liked and we'll suggest another. #FridayReads pic.twitter.com/0YdU0Ne1jK

— NYPL RecomMONSTERS (@NYPLRecommends) October 21, 2016

@NYPLRecommends you're back this week! yaaay! as it's rainy & miserable outside rn, any recs for an atmospheric gloomy read? #fridayreads pic.twitter.com/5kQ4suVzrK

— lib ಠ_ಠ (@mayonnaisepan) October 21, 2016

@mayonnaisepan Yaaaay we missed you too! This is perfect reading weather... how about the very gloomy Shirley Jackson?

— NYPL RecomMONSTERS (@NYPLRecommends) October 21, 2016

What did you read?

If you read something fantastic this week, share with our community of readers in the comment section below.