1787 ratings | 1571 reviews | avg rating:3.71

Jay’s Year In Books

Jay’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at Jay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Jay’s 2024 Year in Books

Jay Gabler’s Followers (144)

Jay’s Bookshelves

to-read (1875)
currently-reading (17)
read (1837)
spooky-tbr (17)

Jay’s Friends (438)

Gabi Caldecott

722 books | 52 friends

Megan Markov

676 books | 35 friends

Bayliss Camp

942 books | 49 friends

Adrienne

1,006 books | 101 friends

Susannah

1,153 books | 145 friends

Tara

1,530 books | 110 friends

Austin Gerth

1,144 books | 59 friends

Leslie Plesser

696 books | 148 friends

More friends…

2025 Reading Challenge

2025

READING

CHALLENGE

Jay Gabler has read 180 of 200 books.

90%

Jay Gabler

Goodreads Author

Born

in Minneapolis, The United States

Website

http://www.jaygabler.com

Twitter

jaygabler

Genre

Nonfiction, Fiction, Travel

Member Since

June 2007

edit data

I'm a writer and editor living in Duluth, Minnesota, where I write about arts and entertainment for the Duluth News Tribune. From 2013 to 2022, I was a digital producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current, where among other projects I hosted/wrote our Rock and Roll Book Club feature. I'm also a co-founder of The Tangential and a member of the National Book Critics Circle. Recent books I've written or co-written include 100 Things To Do In Duluth Before You Die (2025), Sociology for Dummies (second edition, 2021), and Robots and Foundation (2020). I'm on Bluesky, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, TikTok, and Letterboxd. Gmail: jaygabler. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Jay Gabler questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Jay Gabler’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 279 ratings · 39 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sociology For Dummies (For Dummies Series) 3.76 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sociology for Dummies 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sociology for Dummies by Nasar Meer, Jay Gabler (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bright Lights, Twin Cities 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer of 40 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robots and Foundation: A Reader's Guide to Isaac Asimov's Future History 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Things to Do in Duluth Before You Die 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Üniversiteyi Yeniden Kurmak: 20. Yüzyılda Akademide Dünya Çapında Değişimler 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sociology for Dummies (10) by Gabler, Jay [Paperback (2010)] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sociology For Dummies 1st edition by Gabler, Jay (2010) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Jay Gabler…

Jay is Currently Reading

Jay Gabler is currently reading

The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City, 1986-1990

by Jonathan Mahler

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Nov 02, 2025 10:22PM

Jay Gabler is currently reading

The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, #3)

by Philip Pullman

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 23, 2025 05:51AM

Jay Gabler is currently reading

Midnight Horizon (Star Wars: The High Republic)

by Daniel José Older (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

read in July 2022

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jay Gabler said: " An unusual and ambitious YA offering in this franchise: except for a climactic battle, the villains largely recede into the background in a story about young Jedi and other teens of the galaxy exploring love and duty during a tumultuous (aren't they ...more "

Jul 12, 2022 03:35AM · see review

rss
Jay’s Recent Updates

Jay Gabler rated a book really liked it My Big Wimmelbook®―Christmas Village: A Look-and-Find Book (Kids Tell the Story) by Monika Parciak	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Kind of goes downhill once you find Santa tbqh
Nov 25, 2025 06:10PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of My Big Wimmelbook®―Christmas Village by Monika Parciak. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — My Big Wimmelbook®―Christmas Village by Monika Parciak <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jay Gabler has read Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 20, 2025 02:08AM · like
Jay Gabler voted for Atmosphere as Readers' Favorite Audiobook in the Opening Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
Nov 18, 2025 08:15AM · 1 like · like
Jay Gabler wants to read Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century by W. David Marx (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 18, 2025 08:12AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Blank Space by W. David Marx. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Blank Space by W. David Marx <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jay Gabler has read The Ice on the Lake by Alex Messenger	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Take The Old Man and the Sea, but make it Duluth: ice, snow, auger, regret. The Ice on the Lake is a survival story to enjoy — anywhere but your ice shack.
Nov 17, 2025 04:04PM · like · see review
Jay Gabler wants to read Fantasy: A Short History by Adam Roberts	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 15, 2025 04:31AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Fantasy by Adam Roberts. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Fantasy by Adam Roberts <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jay Gabler rated a book really liked it Jaws by Peter Benchley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Thanks Random House for the free book. The conventional wisdom I've always heard about this book is that the movie's perfection is all the more impressive given how bad the novel is. I don't think that's fair. I understand why the book disappoints many ...more
Nov 14, 2025 11:18AM · like · see review
Jay Gabler rated a book liked it Just Critters Who Care (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Little Sister giving needy kids her used bunny is like Violet erasing her name from a valentine and giving it to Charlie Brown.
Nov 13, 2025 02:50PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Just Critters Who Care by Mercer Mayer. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Just Critters Who Care by Mercer Mayer <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jay Gabler rated a book liked it The Lost Dinosaur Bone (The New Adventures of Mercer Mayer's Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Truly the world’s most incompetent paleontologists.
Nov 13, 2025 02:50PM · like · see review
Jay Gabler rated a book liked it The Lost Dinosaur Bone (The New Adventures of Mercer Mayer's Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Truly the world’s most incompetent paleontologists.
Nov 13, 2025 02:49PM · like · see review