Everyone is a reader:
YOU JUST NEED THE RIGHT BOOK
ABOUT BOOK DUMPLING
YOUR PERSONAL BOOK CONCIERGE
This site is a passion project created by me, Andrea Borod: high school teacher, creative writer, tinkerer & book lover.
By watching friends who had given up reading reacquaint themselves with literature of all kinds, and seeing the pleasure it brought to them, I recognized my niche in connecting people with the right book.
If you don’t like reading, this website will hopefully speak to you as well and I may encourage you to take the baby steps necessary to regain that desire to read.
Think of me as your personal book concierge. I’m not here to give you better information but, rather, to give you my own take, with the hope of enhancing your reading experience.
ABOUT ANDREA
a teacher with an inner algorithm
Reading is my passion. As a high school teacher, I saw that many of my students shared the same passion (even if they didn’t know it yet), so I started Book Talks at the high school where I teach. The point was not to preach about the joy of reading but to find a way to bring all teenagers into the discussion, including those who were not ‘by nature’ readers or at least didn’t see themselves as such. What started off as a small group eventually grew to encompass many students who were all excited by a communal conversation about books.
BOOK LIST BY PERSONALITY TYPE
Get your 2025 holiday book list
Finish off the year with a selection of some of the best reads of 2025. With over 70 titles, you are bound to find a few you love. I’ve organized the titles by reading personality.
People Like Us - Contemporary Fiction
Hearts Unbuttoned - Contemporary Romance
The Juicy Past - Dramatic Historical Fiction
Fragments of Time - Literary Historical Fiction
Espresso at Midnight - Intellectual Fiction
Cardigans in July - Feel-Good Fiction
Our Messy Lives - Memoirs
A Killer Read - Thrillers
Download a beautiful 22-page hyperlinked PDF document. Each title has a quick ✅ Perfect For and 🚫 Not For blurb so you can easily find a title that speaks to you and pass on titles that don’t.
I am your personal
book whisperer
TAKE THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Discover your reading personality
Reading is personal: The Book Dumpling has created a proprietary questionnaire for readers to fill out that helps to shape and determine your ideal reading list by understanding your personal tastes and interests in an effort to provide a deeper, more customized and enjoyable reading experience.
Take the BD Questionnaire to get your free, personalized book recommendations from a high school teacher with an inner algorithm.
Help kids in need with my amazon storefront
All proceeds collected on my Amazon Storefront are donated to the Book Dumpling Gives charities. Learn more about my passion for literacy and supporting communities in need.
The book dumpling family
Book Dumpling
Everyone is a reader. You just need the right book. I am a former teacher with an inner algorithm for suggesting the right book.
Book Dumpling Tutors
Everyone is a learner. You just need the right support. As a former teacher, I match tutors based on the student’s personality and learning style.
Book Dumpling Kids
As a literacy ambassador, I am passionate about getting kids excited about reading. Support your young reader with my curated reading lists for every grade.
Book Dumpling Gives
Book Dumpling Gives is my most treasured branch. Our goal to serve different communities by giving school supplies, books and toys to kids in need .