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Alex Wieckowski

Hi, I’m Alex Wieckowski.

I’m the creator of Alex & Books. Since 2017, I’ve been sharing book reviews, recommendations, and reading tips on social media.

Today, Alex & Books has over 1 million followers and my content has been seen by over 1 billion people.

If you want to read more books, discover amazing books, or learn how to read smarter, you can follow me on any of these platforms:

Over the past few years I’ve met 150+ authors.

Since January 2025, I’ve been hosting monthly meetups for authors.

Since then I’ve hosted 50+ meetups in a dozen cities.

Every month I share the book writing and marketing lessons I’ve learned from these authors in my newsletter.

Alex Wieckowski photographed with authors at book events over nine years

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I’m currently writing a book about how to read more books.

It will be published by Simon & Schuster.

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