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What are you up to this weekend? I\u2019m planning on a pleasantly full spring weekend of watching the Severance<\/em> season 2 finale, fertilizing my houseplants, and seeing all my college kids in all the places (including a birthday celebration!). <\/p>\n I hope you<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n I offer gift links for articles whenever possible (you may still need to create an account with the publication); if there\u2019s no gift link and you\u2019re not a subscriber, check to see if your library carries the publication or use a service like Pocket.<\/em><\/p>\n I Don\u2019t Want Anyone to Read My Diaries, Yet I Can\u2019t Burn Them.<\/a><\/strong> (New York Times<\/em> gift link) Dani Shapiro on confronting her old notebooks: \u201cThere was so much I had forgotten. So many names and places: editors, publishers, other writers, journalists, restaurants, bars, book parties, an entire world of lost relics I was about to set aflame.\u201d (Today\u2019s One Great Book episode<\/a><\/strong> over on our What Should I Read Next patreon is about When Women Were Birds<\/em>, which pairs perfectly with this essay.) <\/p>\n Why you should make your phone boring.<\/a><\/strong> (Vox<\/em>) \u201cIronic that I was distracted once again by a notification telling me to look at my phone in order to learn how to look at my phone less.\u201d<\/p>\n What I\u2019ve been reading lately: the new and the notable.<\/a><\/strong> (MMD<\/em>) This month\u2019s roundup of recent reads include a little old, a little new, a variety of genres, but most notably, more nonfiction than fiction.<\/p>\n I\u2019m restocking spring wardrobe staples, which means refreshing my J.Crew Factory Girlfriend tees<\/a><\/strong> (XXS\u20133X; I\u2019m 5\u20199\u2033 and always get the Medium) and snapping up the pretty new spinach, redwood branch, and lilac colors. I also love their bright patterned swimsuits<\/a><\/strong> (XXS\u20133X) and this cute coverup.<\/a><\/strong> (XXS\u20133X) <\/p>\n Power Lifting Made Me a Better Writer.<\/a><\/strong> (Harpers Bazaar<\/em>) Self-professed \u201cslow writer\u201d R.O. Kwon on creating calm and measuring changes against herself: \u201cCrucially, each time I hit a personal record, nothing can negate the new triumph. It happened; it\u2019s a fact, established. Before long, I\u2019ll push a little higher. Such thrills are difficult to obtain in the rest of my life, much of which is dictated by writing.\u201d<\/p>\n Favorite readers, eyeglasses, and sunglasses.<\/a><\/strong> (MMD<\/em>) This is a delight. \u201cOur team here at MMD wears a lot of different types of specs (prescription and non-prescription) in our bookish daily lives. Many of our Zoom meetings start with a quick gab about our current frames. You could call us quite the inadvertent group of vision product testers, researchers, and reviewers.\u201d<\/p>\n The Facebook tell-all Mark Zuckerberg doesn\u2019t want you to read, briefly explained.<\/a><\/strong> (Vox<\/em>) \u201cThe book came out on March 11 and is called\u00a0Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism<\/em>, a reference to\u00a0The Great Gatsby<\/em>, which refers to its wealthy characters as \u2018careless people<\/a>\u2018 who \u2018smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money.\u2019 The analogy is not subtle, and neither are the allegations Wynn-Williams makes about her former bosses.\u201d<\/p>\n The Best Botanical Gardens in the US.<\/a><\/strong> (Vogue<\/em>) Missouri is my favorite U.S. garden so far. What about you? (I always love getting recommendations!)<\/p>\n The Nonfiction Files 2: How to Pick Nonfiction You\u2019ll Like<\/a><\/strong>. (Unstacked Substack<\/em>) WSIRN alum Traci Thomas<\/a><\/strong> started a great new series devoted to nonfiction books. This installment includes how to decode key words and phrases in blurbs. <\/p>\n Our 15-year-old electric kettle bit the dust and we replaced it with this Hamilton Beach water boiler<\/a><\/strong>, which is getting tons of use since I\u2019m drinking heaps of current favorite Harney & Sons Green Tea with Coconut, Ginger and Vanilla<\/a><\/strong> and slowly making my way through the Plum Deluxe decaf Tea Lover\u2019s Advent Calendar<\/a><\/strong> (no longer available, but their individual teas are great!).<\/p>\n The Rise of Romance Bookstores.<\/a><\/strong> (Romancing the Data<\/em>) I didn\u2019t realize how many there were in the US now! Also: if you\u2019re ever in Louisville, be sure to stop by A Novel Romance<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s darling!<\/p>\n 10 Essential Drinks Every Coffee Lover Needs to Know, From a Flat White to a Cappuccino.<\/a><\/strong> (Food & Wine<\/em>) What\u2019s your go-to?<\/p>\n Revisiting childhood favorites for a nostalgic reading project.<\/a><\/strong> (What Should I Read Next<\/em>) This week\u2019s new episode highlights books that speak to each other across the years. <\/p>\n The Quiet Joy of Doing the Dishes<\/a><\/strong>. (Saveur<\/em>) \u201cTell me how you wash a plate, and I will tell you who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n 13 time travel novels from (nearly) every genre.<\/a><\/strong> There\u2019s a time travel novel for you, no matter your reading taste!<\/p>\nMy favorite finds from around the web:<\/h3>\n
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