What does your weekend look like? Around here we’re visiting with family and (finally) putting away holiday decorations. Will and I hope to finish watching Station Eleven—just one episode to go. (Are you watching? I have thoughts!)
My favorite finds from around the web:
- I Left Your Favorite Book Off That List On Purpose. I feel seen. (Ha!)
- ‘Fleabag’ Director Harry Bradbeer To Direct ‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine’ For MGM And Hello Sunshine. Fingers crossed this is good!
- Apropos of this week’s organizing adventures: these have long been my favorite organizers for shallow desk drawers.
- How Taking a Daily Walk Can Help You Feel More Connected to Your Community. This has proven true in my own life.
- Emma Straub on Opening Her Bookstore, Books Are Magic. “Can you believe that bookstores exist? Heaven on earth—places full of books that you can bring home with you, to keep forever, or to give to someone you love.”
- Two years into the pandemic, Yale’s ‘happiness’ course is more popular than ever. Anyone else thinking about signing up?
- The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy. (Gift link.) “Laziness is more than the absence or avoidance of work; it’s also the enjoyment of lazing in the sun, or in another’s arms.”
- I’ve worn this cozy sweater nearly every other day since I got it a month ago. (It’s been FREEZING and it’s now the warmest sweater I own!)
- Are You Bugged When People Organize Books By Color? “If I’m on a bookshelf team at all, it’s this one: Having books in your house is awesome! Display/organize them however you wish.“
- 9 amazing iPhone tricks that most people don’t know about. I had no idea about most of these!
Don’t miss these posts:
- 15 propulsive literary mysteries that balance plot and prose. It’s hard to beat an unputdownable mystery combined with a beautifully written literary novel.
- 45 sources for great decaf coffee. I had to switch to decaf a few years ago and you all came through with the recommendations.
- 30 books featuring happy couples who met past age 30. Because the world needs love stories with happy endings featuring characters who aren’t teens and twenty-somethings.
Upcoming Events:
- February 1: Hallmarks of a Great Book Project: How do you design a project for your reading life? We’re going to explore the different ways readers create structure for themselves while still allowing flexibility and freedom and ease. We’ll be sharing examples of a few of our own reading projects for the year, in the hopes that it will inspire you to think about something fun and life-giving you could do for your own reading life. (This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.)
- February 10: Patreon Livestream: Anne and team member Holly will talk about what they’ve been reading lately, answer questions from patrons, and recommend books. These events are always a BLAST! Join Patreon for more details.
- February 12: Galentine’s Weekend Watch Party: Movie TBD. (This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.)
- February 24: Live chat with author Liz Moore: Time for our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club discussion of The Unseen World with author Liz Moore!
You can find more upcoming events here.
Have a great weekend!
19 comments
Thank you for sharing our link about foodie books. You are super delicious people. Wait! Is that creepy?
How about this: You are as irresistible as hot french fries and as sweet as perfect buttercream frosting.
Bwahahaha! (But please tell me you’re not putting the buttercream ON the french fries.😉)
I really liked the book Station Eleven.
I actually did sign up for the happiness course because I just finished listening to Dr. Santos on “We can do hard things” 2 part podcast with Glennon Doyle and it was fascinating- I learned so much from the podcast alone that I am so excited for this class. Also, thanks for the foodie books- it’s my favorite type of genre, thanks to you :-}
At the start of the pandemic, I started a Sunday’s Philosophers Club with 6 women I sometimes travel with. We are in different geographical locations and had to cancel group travel plans because of quarantine. We take different courses (Coursera, different universities, single books), doing the work on own and then discussing together. As part of this we also took Santo’s Happiness class. It was worthwhile.
I’m so looking forward to it!! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I am totally going to check out the other courses as well- thanks!! :-}
Same here! Looking forward to the class and learning more.
The “I LEFT YOUR FAVORITE BOOK OFF THAT LIST ON PURPOSE” article is funny and insightful!
It’s a good reminder that book lists are LISTS not library catalogs. Thanks for sharing!
I work in a used bookstore…larger, nation-wide chain, but family-owned and cozy. The Emma Straub article is spot on! As if she had been spying on us! Yes, booksellers DO love caffeine & candy (especially Mike & Ike’s), and we are a bit opinionated and a little bit insane. Thanks for sharing!
Love the iPhone tips and tricks, but there’s a way to make one of them even better for anyone who loves Harry Potter. Instead of asking Siri to turn on your flashlight to find it in the dark, say “Hey Siri. Lumos!”
LOVE!
Ha!
Station 11 was a 4 star book for me, but I had a hard time watching the 1st episode of the series. I can read “hard stuff’ but watching it is different! I’m going to keep trying though….
I, too, loved the book. But I knew I wouldn’t want to watch much of the content. It’s a different medium that really affects people in a different way.
Exactly!
I hear you, I spent a good portion of a recent episode with my hands in front of my face.
I loved Station 11 the book, and have read it a few times. I did not love the adaptation done for HBOMax. The showrunners changed too many things and at the same time, left a lot on the table that could have been used. I realize that they will not go page for page in making the script from a book, but they added stuff (I’m talking about you “mall of mothers”) that didn’t need to be in the show and took out others (no spoilers from me) that should have been there. Some of the acting was good; some not so good. Thought the casting was spot on with young and adult Kirsten. Overall a “meh” for me and my husband, and we were very excited for this show.
Using the space bar as a trackpad has been one of the best things I’ve ever learned about my phone!
Thanks for the iPhone hack article. A tip I learned this week that’s INCREDIBLE for readers is the new Live Text feature on Camera that allows you to highlight any text you’re reading and copy into whatever note keeping app you favor. Open the Camera and point the phone towards the physical book or document you’re reading. On the bottom right of the image a little three line icon appears—click that. A photo of the text appears on the screen and you can use your finger to copy the text. I’ve been using this feature to capture quotes for my grad program and I copy them straight into whatever essay I’m writing. https://www.theverge.com/22559167/ios-15-live-text-feature-how-to