Happy Friday, readers! What does your weekend hold? We’ve been constantly on the go lately, so I hope to catch up on laundry while I finish this audiobook, shelve the books that are piling up on my desk, and spend some time relaxing at home. I hope you have an enjoyable and productive few days.
Now for some reads and good things to kick off your weekend…
- The Pride and Prejudice of Online Fan Culture. Fascinating!
- The Case For Cohousing: Where Responsibilities Are Shared And Life Is A Little Less Lonely. This is such an interesting option for people.
- This Where’s Waldo-style book Where’s Jane? Find Jane Austen Hidden in her Stories is by WSIRN alum (and Jane Austen’s 5x great-niece) Rebecca Smith. Listen to her episode here.
- This lasagna soup recipe was a hit with the whole family. (Thanks to Sarah Bessey and her excellent newsletter for putting the recipe in my inbox.)
- Whatever Your Classroom, Please Teach More Living Poets. “Teenagers are our most buoyant selves; they are also skeptical, curious, stubborn, selfish, selfless. Storytelling—on their own terms, in their own language—is a huge part of their lives. Poetry could reach them.”
- 15 Debut Novels We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020. Promising list! Check these out if you’re looking for a new debut for your 2020 Reading Challenge.
- Bullet Journal’s Journey Through Kickstarter, Publishing, and Production. Great behind-the-scenes interview!
Don’t miss these posts:
- Say what you mean to say. Of all the things I’ve written over the years, this is one I think about the most. Read it.
- 8 movies that are better than their books. You didn’t expect me to say that, did you? Don’t miss the comments.
Have a great weekend!
P.S. The launch team for my book Don’t Overthink It is gearing up: click here if you want to join us!
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Sandi is leaving the Great British Baking Show! It makes me so sad. She just announced this week.
Oh no! I love the new hosts so much. I’ve been worried something like this would happen.
Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear this.
The article on co-housing is FABULOUS. I so appreciate these sweet nuggets you find AND share!!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who enjoys reading about these topics!
The article about poets makes me both cheer and sad. A whole-hearted yes to living poets (and artists and authors and musicians and scientists!). But why oh why can’t they just use poems to kindle a love of poetry and discussion instead of needing to test and analyze everything and thus take the joy right out of it?
Agree. Wonderful article on co-housing. My family dreams of founding our own commune.
I have a sick dog at home. Our older Weimaraner, Smokey, has an upper respiratory infection so I’ll be home monitoring and giving meds. It’s almost as bad as having a sick child. He doesn’t whine as much though. I’ll be able to really attack my TBR though.
Oh no! I hope your pup is better soon.
My friends and I have joked of starting our own “friend-community” and it seems more appealing now than it did 10 years ago! Love reading all things Jane Austen! Movies versions better than books? I am making my mental list now. And I need to go watch North and South again! So many thought provoking reads going into this weekend. Thanks, Anne!
Sarepta, I was just thinking about watching North and South again, too. Maybe reading the book first needs to be my policy, because watching the movie first made the book seem kind of heavy. (And really, everything is better with Richard Armitage!)
My family LOVED the lasagna soup recipe you linked above. SO good. And easy to make. But the link now is not working ??? Any idea where I can find this recipe again?
I just made it last week! I didn’t realize it wasn’t working.
Help! I made the lasagna soup recipe when you first posted the link, and we all loved it. But now the link is dead – do you happen to have the recipe saved?
I had the same problem! Internet Wayback Machine to the rescue: https://web.archive.org/web/20160203024943/http://www.lovewellblog.com/