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By Laura Sackton · Launched a year ago
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Volume 2, No. 18: Best of the Backlist Part 3 + Rhubarb Crumb Cake
Greetings, book and treat people! Once again, I am burning up with rage and grief today. It doesn’t really go away. The sustained attacks on bodily autonomy that we’re currently experiencing—the pending repeal of Roe v. Wade, the waves of legislation criminalizing health care for…
May 11
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Volume 2, No. 17: Best of the Backlist Part 2 + Candied Citrus Peel
Greetings, bookish friends! I am incandescent with rage and grief today. I often am. I am going to be bleak here for a moment, and admit to you that I am not an optimist. I do not believe that we can build a better world, a just world—not in my lifetime or my niblings’ lifetimes…
May 4
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Volume 2, No. 19: Let's Talk About the Bad Stuff + Rhubarb & Custard
Greetings, book-eaters and treat lovers! I have a goal for May: to spend thirty minutes every day doing something creative, generative, and/or new. I love being home more than being just about anywhere else—but I need a change of scenery, a new project, a reset. I want to be…
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Volume 2, No. 16: Best of the Backlist + Buttered Walnut Cake with Cinnamon Glaze
Greetings, book-eaters and treat-lovers! Before I launched this newsletter a little over a year ago, I came up with two months’ worth of themes. I planned ahead because I wanted to avoid this: “Oh shit, it’s Monday night and I have no idea what this week’s newsletter is going to…
Apr 27
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Volume 2, No. 13: In Praise of Indie Presses + Feta-Stuffed Rolls
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Volume 2, No. 14: Process Stories + Chocolate Brioche Swirl Buns
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Volume 2, No. 10: Voices I'll Never Forget + Orange & Cinnamon Skillet Brownie
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Volume 2, No. 4: Auto-Buy Authors + Chocolate, Tahini Caramel & Halvah Tart
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Volume 2, No. 3: Reinvention + Snack Cookies
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Volume 2, No. 15: Found Families Across the World + Chewy Raspberry Amaretti Cookies
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Volume 2, No. 15: Found Families Across the World + Chewy Raspberry Amaretti Cookies
Greetings, book and treat devourers! I decided to take a social media break this week and it’s been so lovely and quiet. I genuinely love the tiny…
Apr 20
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Volume 2, No. 14: Process Stories + Chocolate Brioche Swirl Buns
Greetings, book and treat people, and a big welcome to all the new folks! Over the weekend I jumped on the gay pirate bandwagon (the queer internet has…
Apr 13
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Volume 2, No. 13: In Praise of Indie Presses + Feta-Stuffed Rolls
Greetings, book-eaters and treat-lovers! It’s April! Even I, lover of snow, dark, and cold, am happy. The sunshine! The little green buds! The return of…
Apr 6
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Volume 2, No. 12: Maybe It's Magic + A Savory Bready Pork Thing
Greetings, book-devourers and treat connoisseurs! Yesterday a turkey vulture landed in my yard. I see them flying all the time, but I’ve never seen one…
Mar 30
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Volume 2, No. 11: Ordinary Queer Life + Lemon Curd Cupcakes with Blood Orange Buttercream
Greetings, book people! A few weeks ago, I bought myself a bag of oranges. Every few days, I’ve been squeezing one or two and enjoying a glass of orange…
Mar 23
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Volume 2, No. 10: Voices I'll Never Forget + Orange & Cinnamon Skillet Brownie
Greetings, book and treat people! First, a bit of housekeeping: I’m going to keep the Books & Bakes birthday giveaway open for one more week! Two…
Mar 16
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Volume 2, No. 9: Books & Bakes Turns One + Fifty-Two Things I Love
Greetings, readers and bakers! Books & Bakes turns one today! I’ve been writing it for a whole year, which means I’ve sent out 52 whole newsletters…
Mar 9
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Volume 2, No 8: Masculinity x Infinity + Salted Peanut Butter Brownies
Greetings, book-eaters and treat-lovers! I often think about the internet—and social media in particular—as a vast ocean. Waves ripple across its…
Mar 2
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Volume 2, No. 13: In Praise of Indie Presses + Feta-Stuffed Rolls
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Volume 2, No. 14: Process Stories + Chocolate Brioche Swirl Buns
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Volume 2, No. 10: Voices I'll Never Forget + Orange & Cinnamon Skillet Brownie
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Volume 2, No. 4: Auto-Buy Authors + Chocolate, Tahini Caramel & Halvah Tart
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Volume 2, No. 3: Reinvention + Snack Cookies
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Volume 2, No. 15: Found Families Across the World + Chewy Raspberry Amaretti Cookies
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