408 ratings | 45 reviews | avg rating:4.43

more photos (1)

#66 best reviewers

Michelle’s Year In Books

Michelle’s 2025 Year in Books

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

Go to Michelle’s 2025 Year in Books

Michelle L. Hardy’s Followers (10)

Michelle’s Bookshelves

to-read (22)
currently-reading (1)
read (408)
booksandbooze-club (7)
picture-books (59)
reviewed (27)

Michelle’s Friends (102)

Ana

381 books | 227 friends

Vivian Herrera

481 books | 33 friends

Corina

345 books | 50 friends

Leyles Leon

590 books | 580 friends

Juan Rodríguez

426 books | 335 friends

Marisol Pantin

121 books | 25 friends

Erika

894 books | 343 friends

Teijo Aflecht

265 books | 31 friends

More friends…

Michelle L. Hardy

Goodreads Author

Born

in Caracas, Venezuela

March 13, 1974

Website

http://mlhardy.com

Twitter

@otramaleta

Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Influences

Elizabeth Gilbert https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/
Eduardo Sánchez Rug ...more

Member Since

November 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/michellelhardy

edit data

Michelle is a Writer and Expressive Therapist for women and teenagers, who works in Queretaro, Mexico, through on-site or online sessions. She uses Therapeutic Writing, (which is part of the Expressive Therapies, like Art Therapy) to develop the emotional resilience of her clients.

Author of the memoirs SIETE MALETAS (Seven Suitcases, 2014) and OTRA MALETA (Another Suitcase, 2019), she has lived in six countries and eight cities. She has been a blogger since 2010 at her website mlhardy.com, where she shares her experiences as a Venezuelan expatriate.

She has a Creative Writing Diploma from Sociedad General de Escritores de México and a B.A. in International Studies from Universidad Central de Venezuela. She is also currently enrolled in the ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Michelle L. Hardy questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Michelle L. Hardy’s books

Average rating: 4.75 · 24 ratings · 9 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Siete Maletas: Nuestras Anécdotas en el Exterior 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014	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
	OTRA MALETA , Empezando de Nuevo (Maletas #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2019	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
	Maletas de Colores: ¡Escribe para inspirarte! 4.75 avg rating — 4 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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

277 posts
Michelle L. Hardy's Blog

Mothership

I like this planet,
but sometimes,
I just wanna phone home.
The problem is …
I forgot its phone number
or even where it is
or rather, «what» it is.
or is home a «when»?
or is it a «who»?

Could home be an idea,
not meant to materialize?
Is there only one home,
or are there more than one?
Is home a figment of my imagination?
Lately, that’s what it is.
Home is a tiny vessel
that I keep moving from my heart
to my mind

Michelle is Currently Reading

Michelle Hardy is currently reading

La isla de las mujeres del mar

by Lisa See (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 02, 2026 01:00PM

rss
Michelle’s Recent Updates

Michelle Hardy started reading La isla de las mujeres del mar by Lisa See (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
Jan 02, 2026 01:00PM · like
Michelle Hardy wants to read El psicópata integrado en la familia, la empresa y la política: Claves para neutralizarlo by Vicente Garrido	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
Dec 27, 2025 07:28PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of El psicópata integrado en la familia, la empresa y la política by Vicente Garrido. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — El psicópata integrado en la familia, la empresa y la política by Vicente Garrido <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michelle Hardy wants to read La isla de las mujeres del mar by Lisa See (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
Dec 25, 2025 02:24PM · like
Michelle Hardy wants to read Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne (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
Dec 25, 2025 01:47PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Down Girl by Kate Manne. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Down Girl by Kate Manne <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michelle Hardy wants to read El nombre de la rosa by Umberto Eco	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
Dec 18, 2025 11:43AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of El nombre de la rosa by Umberto Eco. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — El nombre de la rosa by Umberto Eco <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michelle Hardy rated a book liked it The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy	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
Dec 18, 2025 11:43AM · like
Michelle Hardy wants to read When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift (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
Dec 05, 2025 04:40AM · like
Michelle Hardy wants to read El invencible verano de Liliana by Cristina Rivera Garza	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
Dec 02, 2025 05:59AM · like
Michelle Hardy rated a book really liked it The Exile Kiss (Marîd Audran #3) by George Alec Effinger	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 30, 2025 04:20PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Exile Kiss by George Alec Effinger. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Exile Kiss by George Alec Effinger <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Michelle's books…

Michelle’s Quotes

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

tags: culture, reading

11720 likes

“Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't "try" to do things. You simply "must" do things.”
― Ray Bradbury

tags: inspirational

1168 likes

“Fue entonces cuando me di cuenta: las decisiones más difíciles no son las que te toman ucho tiempo. Son aquellas en las que dejas un pedazo de ti atrás para salvar la mayor parte, son las que duelen como si un clavo caliente se enterrara en tu piel, pero aceptas el dolor porque la otra opción sería saltar a la hoguera.”
― Erika Fiorucci, Tres días en Moscú

tags: inspirational-attitude

0 likes

“Me gusta pensar que los recuerdos no mueren con la carne, que todo aquello que hacemos, que todo a lo que atribuimos un valor se queda escrito con tinta indeleble en la memoria del mundo, que los hombres inventaron el concepto de justicia para tener presente la fragilidad del bien, la indolencia del equilibrio y para tratar de corregir los errores de Dios.”
― Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles, Liubliana

tags: liubliana, venezolanos, venezuela

10 likes

“when I suggest an alternate way of doing things as an invitation for fun and creativity, the response is usually positive.”
― Beth Terry, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too

0 likes

More of Michelle’s quotes…