What are you up to this weekend? I’m in North Carolina for the Bookmarks NC Festival of Books & Authors and I’ve already gotten to meet some of you here! I hope you have something to look forward to this weekend, and that this collection of interesting reads and favorite things helps ease you into that weekend frame of mind.
The Festival of Book & Authors is this weekend!
Come join me at the Festival of Books & Authors in Winston-Salem! See festival site for more details.
- 9:30 am: Meetup for Modern Mrs Darcy readers and What Should I Read Next listeners at the picnic area behind Calvary Moravian, the large venue at the center of the festival space. No RSVP needed. Can’t wait to meet you there!
- 12-12:45 pm: Reading Past Bedtime: I’m speaking about how to inspire the kids in your life to become lifelong readers
- 1:45 pm: Moderating the Book Club Favorites panel featuring Tia Williams, TJ Klune, Brendan Slocumb, and Andrew Sean Greer
- 2:45 pm: Book signing
My favorite finds from around the web:
- This week marked the anniversary for two of my books: Reading People turned 5 and My Reading Life turned 1.
- My whole family LOVED this pork tenderloin stir fry, a total winner I stumbled upon while searching for non-chicken dinner options.
- How to Keep Your Book Club From Becoming a Wine Club. The age old question. Solid advice here about how to run a successful book club.
- I came this close to buying this navy shirtdress in Nashville last weekend—and seeing it styled with boots in the photo makes me want to click “order” immediately! (I’m 5’9″ and a medium in this style.)
- The Metamorphosis of Mindy Kaling. Great profile.
- This Time Tomorrow, Today. A moving piece by author Emma Straub about the recent death of her father Peter Straub.
- Right now get a 30-day free trial from Curology, a service I love. Jamie B. Golden told me to get my retinol here, so that’s what I do. I’ve also been using their cleanser and moisturizer daily.
- Inside the Silent ADHD Epidemic Among Women. “Women aren’t suddenly waking up with a neurological disorder. It’s likely been there all along, masquerading as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, ‘she’s difficult,’ ‘she’s an airhead,’ ‘she’s unlucky,’ ‘she’s lazy,’ and other labels that tend to mark a girl as she moves through her life.”
- When Melissa Clark cooks, it’s ‘Dinner in One’. I love her cookbooks.
- Speaking of cookbooks: my whole family is LOVING this little cookbook. (Yes, I was totally influenced by Pantsuit Politics and I couldn’t be happier about it.)
- Perfectionism and the Performance of Organizing. INTERESTING. “I want there to be a way to preserve what’s good about organizing — the catharsis, the feeling of calm, the ability to find the snack containers—and reject what gets messy about it.”
Don’t miss these posts:
- 15 super short audiobooks you can finish in four hours or less. If you’re testing the audiobook waters or looking for something quick to jazz up your reading life…
- When you’re good at overcomplicating things. Clearly I was meant to write Don’t Overthink It.
- 10 of my favorite books to read over and over again. There are so many good reasons to revisit a favorite book.
Upcoming Events:
- September 24: 10 Things I Hate About You Watch Party: Stream, buy, borrow, or rent the film, then join us as we all press play on 10 Things I Hate About You, all together at the same time. We’ll use the Zoom chat feature to share our thoughts as we watch! This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.
- September 28: Live discussion of Breaking Bread with the Dead: Time for our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club discussion of Breaking Bread with the Dead!
- October 20: WSIRN Trivia Night: Our team has been talking about putting on Trivia Night for ages and we’re thrilled to finally offer this fun bookish event for our What Should I Read Next Patreon community!
You can find more upcoming events here.
Have a great weekend!
P.S. Thanks so much for your Nashville tips last week—we had a great time!
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Thank you for recommending The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich. I thought of you as I am listening on library-borrowed audio with the wonderful author narration this week; loving her pace and dialect. Yesterday my Libby app showed the due date in 24 hours so I sped up the playback speed to 1.x with the intent of beating my due date deadline. This has worked for me in the past with other audiobooks. Unfortunately it ruined the joy of hearing the beauty in her word choice and sentence structure, the dry humor as Tookie relates her life story. I eventually switched back and just placed another hold so I can relish the story without feeling like I am gobbling it down! Have a great weekend.
I loved the Perfectionism and the Performance of Organizing essay, thanks for sharing. It articulated some things I’ve been mulling over for a while about the value of organizing, and the value of being ok with clutter, and how to live (and be ok) in the tension between those two spaces.
Thank you so much for that link about ADHD in women. We very strongly suspect our 19 year old has it, but isn’t diagnosed, and so much of the article reminded me of her.
The audiobook reminder link came at a great time, too as I am headed to visit the same child for family weekend at college tomorrow!
As a 29 year old woman recently diagnosed, the ADHD article rang so true! It was a complete shock when my new psychiatrist said he believed that it was why I struggled with anxiety. I’ve also been surprised to find out some of my female friends have also been diagnosed.
I loved the article about Mindy Kaling. She’s been a favorite of mine since The Office and I’ve enjoyed many of her projects since. Thanks for sharing this.
This little cookbook Anne recommends is Snacking Cakes. I would highly recommend it for fun, very tasty, gluten free cakes. I have loved using this cookbook. Most of the recipes work very well with gluten free flour (I use Bob’s Red Mill, gluten free 1 to 1 Baking flour). It is a joy to be able to make home made gluten free cakes.
Another book fest with a different flavor: https://lapl.org/libros-fest: On other side of the country, available for viewing on You Tube, annual LIBROS festival for books in Spanish and on Hispanic cultures with emphasis on those for children. Co-sponser is Los Angeles bookstore LA LIBRERIA from which featured titles can be ordered. Those who participate in current http://www.lapl.org reading program can also get chance to win free book from LA LIBRERIA (I’ve actually won some in the past from them, which I donated to local library!)
I bought the SAME COOKBOOK after listening to Pantsuit Politics! Love it!!!!
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I love your posts with the links. There are so many good finds here! Love especially the link on ADHD in women.