The 2026 Tournament of Books Championship
Read my final verdict in The 2026 Tournament of Books Championship, featuring The Passenger Seat v. Flesh.
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The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living
“If, as Socrates contended, ‘the unexamined life is not worth living,’ then Breslin is living hers to the fullest. Lucky for us, she’s written a thought-provoking, ridiculously propulsive book about it.” — an excerpt from The Globe and Mail review of my investigative memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment.
Books I Read: A Long Game
A Long Game: Notes on Fiction by Elizabeth McCracken is an advice book for writers who don’t like advice. Organized into a series of short, numbered sections, the book’s interests range from plot and story to character and imagery. There are no right or wrong answers here, just suggestions on how to navigate the marathon that is writing a book-length work of fiction. I loved it and found it inspiring. I expect you will too.
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The Best Book of the Past 125 Years
“It exploded the idea of what literature can be.” My answer from “What’s the Best Book of the Past 125 Years?”
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Data Baby Dedication
The dedication for my memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment, via X’s @dedication_bot.
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I Was 758
Data Baby, Global
Thank you to @whenifree_iread for posting this cool photo of the Taiwanese edition of my memoir, Data Baby.
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I Was a Guinea Pig for Science
What I'm (Looking Forward to) Reading: Water Over Thunder
I’m eager to read this new book by the late photographer Larry Sultan: Water Over Thunder: Selected Writings.
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Books I Read: The Atomic Habits Workbook
Last year I read Atomic Habits by James Clear, which I found to be relatively helpful in habit building. This year I read the companion workbook, which I found to be less helpful. It feels underdeveloped. So maybe skip it.
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What If?
What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you’re a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are? Find out in my memoir: Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment.
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Books I Read: Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky is a curious book. There is a monkey child, a zone where terrible things happen, a “stalker” who is hunting for … what? Money? Hope? Dreams? This book was the inspiration for Stalker, which you should watch if you haven’t. But truth be told: The book is better.
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My Goodreads 2025
It's Gripping Stuff
“Fascinating. […] Unpacking thorny questions about determinism and the ethics of human experimentation, Breslin attacks her subject with verve and wit, resisting woe-is-me solipsism without defanging her critiques of the study that rocked her life. It’s gripping stuff.” — buy Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment
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Books I Read: Songs of Innocence and Experience
I first read William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience in college. I highly recommend this small version.
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Heading Out by Dave Naz
The 2026 Tournament of Books
I’m happy to share I’m one of the judges of the 2026 Tournament of Books. Follow along and learn more here.
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Data Baby
Two years ago, I published my memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly deemed it “gripping.” Kirkus Reviews called it “An intelligently provocative memoir and investigation.” The Globe and Mail named it “thought-provoking, ridiculously propulsive.” Read about it.
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