What are you up to this weekend? We’ve hosted birthday gatherings this week so around here we’re hoping to put the house back together and catch up on both laundry and reading.
I hope you have something you’re looking forward to these next few days, and that this collection of interesting reads and favorite things helps ease you into that weekend state of mind.
My favorite finds from around the web:
- New Regency Makes 7-Figure Preempt For Peter Heller Novel ‘The Dog Stars’ With Script By ‘The Revenant’s Mark L. Smith. An exciting development!
- The Organization of Your Bookshelves Tells Its Own Story. “In these things, I beheld the card catalog of the infinite library of his heart, the map of his soul, drawn with aching clarity in the topography of his books.”
- Today I learned you can identify plants and flowers using just your iPhone camera. The coolest feature!
- This soft and cozy tshirt was a huge surprise birthday hit with my teen Parks and Rec fan!
- Stop Reading That Book (So You Can Read More). “We’re only going to read so many books in life. Often, not finishing a book is the key to reading more.” (Nice shoutout, too!)
- What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive? The more you know. (In case you’re curious, these swimsuits and coverups are on my wishlist.)
- Kate Winslet to Star in HBO Limited Series Based on Hernan Diaz Novel ‘Trust.’ I’ve heard good things about this book. Who’s read it?
- Michelle Zauner’s Guide to H Mart. Did anyone else imagine going to H Mart with Michelle Zauner after reading her memoir?
- These adorable and inexpensive wire-wrapped stone rings are back in stock, hurray!
- An Ode to Uncool Skin Care. Sometimes simple is best.
- These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you. I don’t think I own any of these books but I better double check.
- These Artists Are Painting Moody, Classical Still Lifes of Iconic Snacks. Curious what snack or food item you’d want a painting of.
Don’t miss these posts:
- 33 historical fiction books avid readers can’t get enough of. Are you looking for historical fiction that will transport you to a different time? This list has you covered!
- The things that seem to work for everyone else. This is a good reminder.
- 14 books about nature to inspire your next outdoor adventure. Between the fresh air and beautiful scenery, the outdoors can be vital for mental health.
Upcoming Events:
- July 14: Best Books of Summer 2022: Modern Mrs Darcy team members and Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club members share what they’ve read and loved this summer, both from the Summer Reading Guide and beyond. Get your TBR list ready!
- July 22-24: Readers’ Weekend: Save the date for our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club Readers’ Weekend!
- July 26: Live discussion with Bonnie Garmus: Time for our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club discussion of Lessons in Chemistry with author Bonnie Garmus!
- August 25: Live discussion with Peng Shepherd: Time for our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club discussion of The Cartographers with author Peng Shepherd!
You can find more upcoming events here.
Have a great weekend!
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I’ll be staying indoors to soak up the A/C while doing a jigsaw puzzle and catching up on posts from this jigsaw puzzle blog I follow:
https://hurrayforpuzzlesblog.wordpress.com/
I read Crying in H Mart for my book club last month, and we took a field trip to a local on here in San Diego. What a great store!
What a fun book club field trip!
I am 66 years old, past the point of worrying about wrinkles–they are there and I’ve earned every one of them! Long ago a dermatologist told me to stop using my expensive moisturizer and instead use Cetaphil lotion–available everywhere, inexpensive compared to boutique moisturizers and a large container lasts forever. I have subscribed to your “you don’t have to finish every book” rule for a long time now–life is too short to try and finish a book such as the one I’m reading now with dialog language I just can’t get past, “I ain’t got nothing, I seen it yesterday,” etc. I can deal with that kind of language/writing for a bit but the entire book dialog between characters is written this way. I’m releasing it back to the library today!
Janna, your phrasing of “releasing it back to the library” made me smile. It reminded me of the way my mom always talks about “emancipating” her possessions she’s not using to Goodwill so someone else can benefit from them.
Loved the article about NOT finishing every book you start! Happily I have never felt compelled to finish a book I’m not enjoying. There are far too many good books out there to waste time on a “not for me” book.
I also liked the article on organization of bookshelves. A couple of months ago, out of sheer frustration of not being able to find a copy of a book I knew I owned, I decided to organize all my books. It took several days, but I ended up sorting them all, about 3000 books total, alphabetically by author, and putting them into the bookcases without double stacking. I got as far as Steinbeck before running out of bookshelf space, but am so happy with the results.
This weekend will be spent with family, as my daughter and son-in-law are here for the long weekend. Yay!
Happy Reading!
Oil of Olay and eight hours of sleep a night.
Tried and true!
And, another thing–I’ve had a very good friend staying with me for the last few days. She is super high energy, survives on about 5-6 hours of sleep every. single. night! I on the other hand need 8 hours of sleep and always have, even as a young nurse taking call in the operating room, working unheard of hours, etc. I need my sleep. With my friend here my sleep was not what it should have been. Last night after I took her to the airport I slept nine hours!!! And I can’t do screen time before bed–it’s a guarantee I will be awake for hours.
I enjoyed the bit about expensive swimsuits. Here’s one better: my daughter is a competitive swimmer. For meets and timed events, she wears a ‘tech-suit’ that shaves a second or so off your time. Dad balks a bit but if you want to swim with the sharks you need to look like a shark. The rub? They run about 3-500 buck each and are good for only a few events.
My husband works for the Lycra Company & is involved in making suits like the ones you mentioned.
I just tried the plant identifier iPhone feature. Wow! So easy and quick. That is a feature I will use a lot.
My sisters and I just moved my 89 year old dad into a nursing home, so I will be traveling to see him this weekend. Hopefully reading around that – certainly listening to audiobooks there and back.
10 hours in bed a night…1-2 reading or listening to an audiobook, 8-9 for sleep!
Well, I just ordered a bathing suit & a ring! 🤪 Thanks for sharing these great links!!
I listened to Trust on Audio but wouldn’t recommend that format. It is told in 3 parts from different perspectives. For me the first two parts dragged but the 3 part was excellent, exciting and pulled it all together. People who are good recommendation/book twin sources have like it so I suspect it was wrong time/wrong format for me. It is a fiction novel about people involved in the financial markets (and I’m a financial person). As I think of it now there are many interesting historical tidbits that I enjoyed so again I think it was wrong time/wrong format.
My husband has been sick for a week and I was stricken with plantar fasciitis on Monday. A rather miserable week for both of us. We are finally feeling better and are enjoying our pain-free/illness-free Saturday—staying home reading—I loved books so much, I married a librarian :)—watching a movie—catching up on snail mail correspondence—walking our dogs.
I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts!
So many great reads this week! Especially interesting was the poisonous books article! I have a lovely little stack of old books I must double check and found a helpful article from the Winterthur Museum as well as an arsenical book database from the museum as well. I go down so many rabbit holes after reading ‘links you love’!! Thanks for the inspiration!!
http://wiki.winterthur.org/wiki/Poison_Book_Project
http://wiki.winterthur.org/wiki/ARSENICAL_BOOKS_DATABASE
I love your weekly email, the topics always look interesting. I just wish so many of the articles you link didn’t require a subscription to read, most weeks I can’t open at least a few of them.