619 ratings | 64 reviews | avg rating:3.90

more photos (1)

Amy’s Year In Books

Amy’s 2025 Year in Books

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

Go to Amy’s 2025 Year in Books

Amy Pence’s Followers (33)

Amy’s Bookshelves

to-read (112)
currently-reading (38)
read (631)
did-not-finish (0)
2013-books (0)
2014-books (51)
2015-books (50)
2016-books (50)
2017-books (46)
2018-books (42)
See all bookshelves »

Amy’s Friends (162)

Jeff

1,128 books | 96 friends

William Lawrence

3,212 books | 4,867 friends

Jennie

8,591 books | 82 friends

Chen Pink

26 books | 133 friends

Jan

1,265 books | 42 friends

Ron Charles

2,389 books | 5,001 friends

Serena

4,804 books | 715 friends

Donna Baier-Stein

666 books | 2,093 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Amy Pence has read 14 of 25 books.

56%

Amy Pence

Goodreads Author

Born

Columbus, The United States

Website

http://www.amypence.com

Genre

Poetry, Fiction, Philosophy

Member Since

April 2012

edit data

Amy Pence authored the poetry collections The Decadent Lovely and Armor, Amour as well as the chapbooks Skin’s Dark Night and Your Posthumous Dress: Remnants from the Alexander McQueen Collection (dancing girl press, 2019). Her hybrid book with Emily Dickinson at its speculative center— [It] Incandescent – (Ninebark, 2018) won the Eyelands International Poetry Award in Athens, Greece. We Travel Towards It (Serving House Press, 2025) attentive to climate change’s losses, both collective and personal, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She’s also published short fiction, interviews, and essays in a variety of magazines, including The Writer’s Chronicle and Poets & Writers. Red Hen Press released her debut novel, Yellow, in 2026. She taught c ...more

0 posts
Amy Pence's Blog

Amy Pence hasn't written any blog posts yet.

Combine Editions
Amy Pence’s books

Average rating: 4.3 · 70 ratings · 44 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Yellow: A Novel 4.13 avg rating — 38 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
	Armor, Amour 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012	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 Decadent Lovely 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	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
	We Travel Towards It 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	[It] Incandescent it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Yellow: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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 Amy Pence…

Amy is Currently Reading

Amy Pence is currently reading

Broken Country

by Clare Leslie Hall (Goodreads Author)

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

May 11, 2026 07:49PM

Amy Pence is currently reading

Playground

by Richard Powers

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

Feb 04, 2026 01:43AM

Amy Pence is currently reading

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

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

Jan 13, 2026 03:18PM

rss
Amy’s Recent Updates

Amy Pence rated a book liked it The White Book by Han Kang	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
May 27, 2026 08:59PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The White Book by Han Kang. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The White Book by Han Kang <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amy Pence rated a book it was amazing The Names by Florence Knapp	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
May 27, 2026 03:34PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Names by Florence Knapp. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Names by Florence Knapp <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amy Pence is now following Florence Knapp Author of The Names
May 19, 2026 04:21PM · like
Amy Pence started reading The Names by Florence Knapp Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Fiction, Readers' Favorite Debut Novel	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
May 19, 2026 04:21PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Names by Florence Knapp. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Names by Florence Knapp <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amy Pence entered a giveaway Unsayable: A Life in Writing by Michael Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 25 copies available, ends on June 04, 2026 Enter to win »
May 19, 2026 04:18PM · like · see giveaway
Amy Pence rated a book it was amazing The Antidote by Karen Russell (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
May 17, 2026 11:33AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Antidote by Karen Russell. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Antidote by Karen Russell <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amy Pence is currently reading Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction, Readers' Favorite Audiobook	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
May 11, 2026 07:49PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amy Pence rated a book it was amazing Talking to the Wolf: A Novel by Rebecca Chace (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
May 06, 2026 06:37AM · like
Amy Pence is now following RedReviews4You Susan-Dara's reviews
Apr 25, 2026 12:22PM · like
Amy Pence is currently reading Talking to the Wolf: A Novel by Rebecca Chace (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
Apr 10, 2026 08:02PM · like