What are your weekend plans? Will and I are planning on hitting up a local used book sale and visiting the botanical garden for a special event, plus I’m counting on lots of walking and reading time.
I hope you have something good 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.
Fall Book Preview is coming!
Our sixth annual Fall Book Preview is coming up on September 18 and it’s gonna be GREAT! I recorded this longish video to tell you all about it: what it is, how to participate, what’s in your included Fall Book Preview digital PDF booklet, how to get the printed Fall Book Preview booklet (delivered in the actual mail!) that we’re offering for the first time this year, plus a peek at our new merch. Here are those links for easy access:
- Get more details and sign up for Fall Book Preview right here. A la carte purchasers: if you’d like a print booklet, use the dropdown box on the order page to add the print booklet to your order.
- MMD Book Club members: order your print booklet through this link. WSIRN patrons: order your print booklet through this link. Thank you!
- Check out our merch here.
My favorite finds from around the web:
I offer gift links for articles whenever possible; if there’s no gift link and you’re not a subscriber, check to see if your library carries the publication or use a service like Pocket.
A Literary Road Trip Across America. (Literary Hub) Bookmark this for your future travels.
Everything you need to know about Fall Book Preview and our new merch this fall. (MMD) It’s going to be a great fall!
Welcome to Bama Confidential. (Culture Study Substack) The first of a five-part series on Greek Life at University of Alabama. A must-read for anyone who, like me, has found themselves inexplicably mesmerized by #RushTok videos and is interested in the “why” of things.
We’ve declared an early start to puzzle season: I just finished an unlinkable gem my son brought me from Germany; this citrus beauty is up next.
Stray dog ‘desperate to catch a ride’ chases pup bus, gets adopted. (Washington Post gift link) This is so sweet and heartwarming!
Novels featuring seasoned protagonists for every reading mood. (MMD) Plus so many more good ones in the comments section!
Meet the Granfluencers. (The Walrus) Love, love, love. “Social media has long existed in silos: Gen Z tends toward TikTok; millennials, Instagram; and Facebook is for the boomers. But Droniak has joined a clan of “granfluencers” who are blurring lines and defying stereotypes.”
Shelf Life: Abi Daré. (Elle) What a fascinating profile of a 2024 MMD SRG author! This ongoing series interviews authors about the books that made them miss a train stop, weep uncontrollably, laugh out loud, shaped their worldview, etc.
Why I Finally Quit Spotify. (The New Yorker) “Software-interface design quietly dictates so many of our online experiences today; it determines not just how we consume culture but what we consume as well.”
The 20 Best Memoirs by Olympians to Feel Inspired. (Town & Country) Keep your Olympic spirit alive with these memoirs. And then tune into the Paralympics, starting August 28.
I have a fantastic faux leather jacket that I impulse bought years ago at a local shop and have worn often ever since. I’ve never been able to track down the brand but this new style from Anthropologie comes very, very close.
No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media. (New York Times gift link) As someone who finds myself longing for periodicals in print (see: our new Fall Book Preview printed booklet option!), I found this fascinating.
What inspired me to open a bookshop in Italy. (Escape to the Bookshop) “On some unconscious level, I think I’ve always wanted to open a bookshop. Haven’t you? Doesn’t everyone?”
Don’t miss these posts:
22 atmospheric gothic novels for a darker reading mood. If you’re looking for a spooky-but-not-scary read, try a gothic novel!
Get ready to set the mood for a cozy season. It’s time to replenish my candle stash.
Get a taste of Southern literature with these 15 sensational novels. A sampling of what Southern literature has to offer.
Have a great weekend!
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I always love the extra links on the posts. Today I went through to read the candle post and from there on to read a post listed about £25 luxuries, both of which gave me wonderful ideas for treating myself and others at Christmas and special times. Shared joy is wonderful. X
Wow! I did not realize how many of my favorite books are gothic novels:)
Well I got sucked into the “Bama Confidential”series last week! I had NO idea the extent of the Greek life influence at Alabama. My adult children were members of a fraternity and sorority in their college years at a public NC university but it was nothing like this.🙃. Reading this series was actually disturbing to me on a lot of levels.
I wonder if the author of “Meet the Grandfluencers” forgot about Gen X, or if she just thought we couldn’t be pigeon holed.
Thanks so much for sharing Escape to the Bookshop!
I love print, too, and am glad that media is taking notice of those of us who want a physical product to hold and read. I read plenty online but there’s nothing more satisfying than a physical book, magazine, or newspaper. My groaning bookshelves can attest to my love for print. 🙂
One of my happiest days a couple of years ago was when the Washington Post started printing their Sunday Book World section again. I work in a library and once the newspapers go into our recycling crate, I grab the Book World out to take home and read. So satisfying with a cup of coffee or tea on a weekend morning.
Love your posts! Thank you so much for sharing the gift links. Each time I try to access them, I hit the paywall – anyone else having this experience? That dog article looks so heartwarming.
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