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What are you up to this weekend? Around here we\u2019re anticipating three of the hottest days of summer\u2014our forecast makes me want to weep\u2014so perhaps this is a good time to go see The Odyssey<\/em> at the movies. (Has anybody been?) I also intend to catch up on my Pride & Prejudice<\/em> reading for our MMD Book Club<\/a><\/strong> Austen in August readalong, and write my Quick Lit<\/a><\/strong> post for this coming Monday. (I\u2019ve read some good stuff lately!) <\/p>\n I hope you have something to look forward to these next few days, 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 bookmarking service.<\/em><\/p>\n Where to start with Marisa de los Santos.<\/a><\/strong> (MMD<\/em>) Team member Ginger shares her love of Marisa de los Santos\u2019s work and how she became a completist.<\/p>\n Lauren Graham Is Doing A \u2018Gilmore Girls<\/em>\u2018 Doc With New Footage.<\/a><\/strong> (Bustle<\/em>) \u201cThe documentary will also include never-before-seen outtakes, script pages, and behind-the-scenes footage from the original show, giving fans a new look at Stars Hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n Anthropologie\u2019s 24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar<\/a><\/strong> is already here for 2026. This sold out pretty quick last year. I loved mine: I didn\u2019t use everything but I have two teen daughters who were happy to help me make sure no good product was wasted. This year a 12-day version is also available.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n Why a \u201cReading Retreat\u201d Is the Girls\u2019 Trip Idea You Need to Try This Year.<\/a><\/strong> (The Everygirl<\/em>) \u201cReading retreats are growing in popularity as more people seek mindful, intentional escapes that allow them to disconnect from the noise of everyday life.\u201d The theme for this year\u2019s Summer Reading Guide<\/a><\/strong> is \u201creading retreat\u201d and it seems like it\u2019s in the zeitgeist.<\/p>\n Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer\u2019s \u2013 how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your\u00a0brain.<\/a><\/strong> (The Conversation<\/em>) \u201cThis pattern did not extend to other driving jobs. The researchers concluded that the key to reducing the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s was not driving itself but continuous real-time navigation: the constant work of locating yourself in space, tracking a destination and updating a mental map as conditions change.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Darcy Is Not a Dreamboat.<\/a><\/strong> (Reading in the Margins<\/em>) This found me at the right time: I\u2019m reading the annotated P&P<\/em><\/a><\/strong> right now for MMD Book Club\u2019s Austen in August. The editor would wholeheartedly agree with this character study. \u201cMr. Darcy isn\u2019t meant to be a shining paragon of virtue, or a picture of perfection that would make Austen herself feel \u2018sick and wicked.\u2019 He\u2019s a whole problem, and that\u2019s the point.\u201d<\/p>\n When Ginger showed me her new favorite dotted index cards,<\/a><\/strong> I ordered my own immediately. I love that they\u2019re dotted (not ruled or lined) like my favorite journals. My 60-count order came in a cute metal tin I can drop in my tote or desk drawer. <\/p>\n Imagined Conversations Between My Parents While on a Family Vacation.<\/a><\/strong> (McSweeney\u2019s Internet Tendency<\/em>) \u201cDAD: This hiking trail is so breathtaking and peaceful. Let\u2019s ask everyone we see where they\u2019re from.\u201d I laughed so hard!<\/p>\n See the best photos from this year\u2019s total solar eclipse.<\/a><\/strong> (NPR<\/em>) \u201cMillions of people across Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain and Portugal.\u201d<\/p>\n Tackling a tower of unread ebooks.<\/a><\/strong> (What Should I Read Next?<\/em>) TBR tips and favorite titles from Canadian authors.<\/p>\n There Is One Editor Behind Your Book Club\u2019s Most Debated Titles.<\/a><\/strong> (Wall Street Journal<\/em> gift link) \u201cFormer colleagues and industry veterans say 43-year-old Frick has always had a nose for what women will want to read.\u201d (Is anyone else dying to get a look at those flow charts?)<\/p>\n The Mall Makeup Counter Is Making Its Return.<\/a><\/strong> (Byrdie<\/em>) \u201cSuddenly, the beauty counter felt less like a relic of the past and more like a surprisingly timely answer to what people may be looking for now: expertise, guidance, and an\u00a0actual<\/em>\u00a0human being who can help you figure out what works for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Books to make you feel things.<\/a><\/strong> (emma reads too much<\/em>) \u201cI like to juggle books, and genres, and formats. I like to jump back and forth between them. All that bopping around has the side effect of making only the very best books capable of provoking major emotion. In other words, you can trust me when I say these recommendations will make you Feel.\u201d I spied plenty of favorites in this collection. <\/p>\n While I\u2019ve got Jane Austen on my mind: how gorgeous is this Puffin in Bloom edition of Sense & Sensibility<\/em><\/a><\/strong>?<\/em> And you can get this design on a t-shirt<\/a><\/strong>! Or add a three-book Puffin in Bloom Jane Austen set<\/a><\/strong> to your bookshelf. (Also available at Amazon: S&S<\/a><\/em><\/strong> | 3-book set<\/a><\/strong> | t-shirt<\/a><\/strong>) <\/p>\n What Happened to Talenti?<\/a><\/strong> (New York Times<\/em>) \u201cI was positive that what was inside was excellent, though I hadn\u2019t eaten it in probably a decade.\u00a0Of course<\/em>\u00a0our taste-testers would name Talenti as a pick. Except they did not.\u201d This explains a lot! <\/p>\n Colson Whitehead\u2019s Harlem Trilogy is coming to a screen near you.<\/a><\/strong> (Literary Hub<\/em>) \u201cHis recent novels\u2014Harlem trilogy included\u2014have been marked by a spirited, yarn like quality that makes for books as fun to read as they are to think about.\u201d<\/p>\n 10 nonfiction and fiction pairings about an array of topics.<\/a><\/strong> These books are even better together.<\/p>\nMy favorite finds from around the web:<\/h3>\n
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