What’s in store for your weekend? Around here, Will and I got in late last night from a quick trip out of town; this morning I plan to sit down with an enormous cup of coffee and get reoriented in my Louisville life. What I know so far is the weather is crisp, the kids have sports and Halloween parties on the calendar, and I’m yearning to pick up my old copy of Jayber Crow for a re-read.
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.
My favorite finds from around the web:
I offer gift links for articles whenever possible (you may still need to create an account with the publication); 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.
BBC Revisits ‘Pride and Prejudice’ With Mary Spinoff Titled ‘The Other Bennet Sister.‘ (Variety) Interesting development!
The 2024 MMD gift guide for book lovers. (MMD) The 2024 edition is here!
The Art of Taking It Slow. (The New Yorker) I read this piece at my husband Will’s urging. It’s ostensibly about an old school California cycling company, but this is the line that made me laugh out loud: ““Skateboarders tend to follow a trajectory. They skate, then they get into photography, then they get into bicycles, and then they get into birding.”
J. Courtney Sullivan’s Colorful Home Is Peppered With Reading Nooks. (Cup of Jo) You know I ate up the reading nooks, but my favorite part was her insight into the choices she made concerning her protagonist in the 2024 Summer Reading Guide selection The Cliffs.
Want Your Jack-o’-lantern to Last Longer? Stop Cutting a Hole in the Top! (NYT Wirecutter) “That’s right: Most people are cutting their jack-o’-lantern’s hole (through which you scoop out the inside) in the wrong place.”
What I’ve been reading lately: the new and the notable. (MMD) An unconventional edition with a huge fall memoir plus off-the-beaten path fiction reads.
Why Do Removable Sports Bra Pads Even…Exist? (Self) Am I the only one who thinks these pads are pure vexation? Or who was shocked to read we’re supposed to be taking them out for every wash?
15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Fall. (Electric Literature) Looking forward to checking some of these out.
Grandad’s secret to 90-year friendship with childhood best friend. (Liverpool Echo) “One thing I have cherished about my friendship with George, is getting to know him and watch him grow up. There was always something new to learn about my friend, George, he’s an interesting character.”
How the WNBA Became the Most Fun, Complicated, and Exciting League in Sports. (GQ) “So much of this growth is what the W and its players have been working for, and deserve: sold-out crowds and jubilant, growing fan bases; the wholly disarming and welcome experience of finally seeing the public rise to meet a sport where it’s at.”
Shelf Life: Hernan Diaz. (Elle) With a fascinating road-to-publication story and heaps of intriguing recs.
The Chelsea boots that I lived in last winter—and took to Europe in the spring as my only pair of shoes—are deeply discounted at Nordstrom right now.
Ten Strong Suggestions for Surviving the Age of Misinformation. (Experimental Living with AJ Jacobs) Further describes as: “Suggestions that Will Inevitably Have Exceptions and Nuances But that Might Serve as a Good Initial Guide.” In a stroke of bookish serendipity, I happened to read this as I was finishing the Silberstein book I describe in Quick Lit.
Lynx, tiger and tadpoles, oh my: See the Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners. (NPR) Incredible.
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14 quintessentially British audiobooks for chilly weather listening. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself taking the dog on a longer walk just so you can keep listening.
Have a great weekend!
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I’m grateful for the jack o’lantern tip! Now if I could only keep the squirrels from eating my pumpkins. Re: the Chelsea boots, I love the style but I’m always nervous about buying light-colored shoes. Do yours still look nice after traipsing around Europe?
Mine are the brown leather and I put a sealant on them first. (I always find it TERRIFYING to apply sealant to nice new shoes … but then I’m always glad I did!) They still look great after traipsing around Europe in lots and lots and LOTS of spring rain.
Thank you for the tip re: the sealant! I will remember that. 🙂
If you like the WBNA, check out the PWHL (Professional Women’s Hockey League) which features six pro teams entering their second season as a league. I have never been a pro sports fan but got hooked on Minnesota’s team last year – especially when we won the championship! The best part is seeing all the young girls/women cheering on their team and finally having pro hockey players to look up to. Minnesota, Boston, New York, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto have teams with hopefully expansion coming in the next couple years.
I wholeheartedly endorse this recommendation! I watched a WNBA exhibition game here in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) with my granddaughter and it was exciting. As a mom of hockey players I have grown to enjoy the sport and have always appreciated the women’s teams in the Olympics. The PWHL rollout was so exciting to be witness to. The story of how this league was put together is inspiring. I loved watching the Minnesota team (The Frost?) win the Walter Cup and I’m loudly cheering for Montreal this year.
I had no idea!
My book group is reading The Other Bennet Sister this month, we did Pride and Prejudice last month. I can’t wait to see the adaptation and hopefully it’ll be as good I expect it to be. I love that in the article she says that she is doing it for all of the Marys in the world, there are many of us who would identify with her as we are not the popular or pretty sister. We definitely have lots to unpick at book group. I have to admit that I rarely like spin offs of books but this is worthy of Jane Austen.
So excited about The Other Bennett! I loved that book!
Ha! That is the exact skateboarder trajectory my husband’s best friend is on. Kind of eery how exact it is. Enjoy your weekend and thank you for the links.
I really enjoyed reading “The Other Bennet Sister” about a month ago and I’m thrilled to hear its being adapted by BBC! So fun.
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