What’s in store for your weekend? I hope you have a lovely few days ahead of you, and I hope this collection of interesting reads and enjoyable things helps ease you into that weekend state of mind.
My favorite finds from around the web:
- 5 Great Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read. Sharing my best tips!
- Over 50% of adults have not finished a book in the last year. What the American Reading Habits survey revealed.
- How OXO Conquered the American Kitchen. I had no idea their vegetable peeler was part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art but I’m not surprised.
- Dr. Jane Goodall Dares You To Think Globally. “Hope is all about action. Roll up your sleeves and get out and do something.”
- Jane Austen boxed sets always catch my eye, like this beautiful set from Word Cloud Classics.
- A Marriage Story. The deep dive into making the first ten minutes of the movie Up that I didn’t know I wanted.
- Sooner or Later, We’ll All Belong to the Kingdom of the Sick. Thoughtful interview with author Meghan O’Rourke about chronic illness and our current medical model.
- I Tried It: A 30-Day Phone Breakup. We could probably stand to be more mindful about our phone usage.
- Agatha Christie’s Most Memorable Unlikeable Characters. Do you agree?
- I’m so glad you tipped me off to these parchment sheets designed for air fryer use.
- Why do people, like, say, ‘like’ so much? I love a language deep dive.
- A Recipe for Just Two Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies. Sometimes that’s all you need!
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- I took my 8-year-old to the tattoo parlor and here’s how it went. Did you know children can get their ears pierced at tattoo parlors?
- 15 backlist books to enjoy while you wait for this summer’s buzziest new releases. Summer is the perfect time to turn to your favorite author’s backlist.
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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Agatha Christie’s super unlikeable characters are always the victims, though, not the protagonists. I think that’s one of the reasons I like Agatha Christie so much! A very simplistic view of humanity, but incentive to be a good person! Less likely to be murdered! Ha
Thank you for sharing the link about “Up”. To me, this was life-changing movie. My husband and I watched it in the cinema when we were just trying to come to terms with infertility. The opening scene was incredibly hard to watch and I have tears in my eyes now just from remembering it. However, what I took from this movie was that Ellie filled her adventure book and looked back on a happy life together with Carl although it went different from what they had dreamed and hoped for.
(((hugs))) This is definitely one of my favorite scenes in any movie ever. No matter how may times I’ve seen it, I still tear up.
I’ve finished 37 books so far this, but because they were all audio, according to the study that article, I’m one of the 50% who hasn’t finished a book this year. I can and do read print, but audiobooks suit my life better.
Debbie, I for one would say you’ve read 37 books! Keep enjoying those audiobooks; I’m so glad they suit your life.
While not quite as spectacular as the library in Dubai, our new Central Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is pretty amazing. It is designed to look like a stack of books, and from the top floor there are lovely views of Halifax Harbour. Definitely worth a visit!
https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/projects/Building_Types_Study/civic/2015/images/Halifax-Central-Library-Schmidt-Hammer-Lassen-1.jpg
That is so beautiful!! I would love to be able to just go in and spend the day reading there!!!!
We used to live in Halifax and loved visiting the library there! How fun to see it mentioned here. It is truly a spectacular place.
I’d love to see it in person!
Thanks for sharing the Meghan O’Rourke interview. Could you do a new book list (or two!) in celebration of Disability Pride month?
I had recently had my third miscarriage when I took my children to see Up, all I remember is that I sat in the dark and silently cried. I was completely unprepared for such a storyline to be part of the film. I knew that it was the end of us trying to have another child and felt blindsided by grief when I had taken my children out for some joy time.
That must have been so very difficult. Thank you for sharing…
Loved the OXO article. I’m a big fan. Of you and OXO! Sent it to both my daughters. Thanks!
Anne, where is the picture taken? xoxo
That’s from the Devils Head Lookout in Sedalia, Colorado. It was an intense climb to the top but the view made it more than worth it!