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Volume 3, No. 38: It Hurts, It Hurts, It Hurts, It Sings + Two Beloved Fall Cakes
Greetings, book and treat people! It feels like fall might finally be here. I’m still swimming every day, but the lake is getting cold. All that sweet…
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Laura Sackton
Volume 3, No. 37: My Bookish Sweetest Things from Year 5783
On Rosh Hashanah and sweetness
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 36: The Spaces Between + Apple Spice Cake to Summon Fall
Greetings, book and treat people! I applied for a job I really wanted a few weeks ago and yesterday I found out I didn’t get it. This happens all the…
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 35: An Essayette of Delight
After Ross Gay
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Laura Sackton
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August 2023
Volume 3, No. 34: The Sealey Challenge
Reflections on 31 Days of Poetry
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 33: What Does It Mean to 'Get It'? + Adobo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Greetings, book and treat people! On Monday morning, I drove 35 minutes to my new favorite lake for an early morning, before-work swim. I love a long…
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Volume 3, No. 32: Two Rituals
On sunrise poetry, library earrings, and getting through summer
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 31: Activist Lineages + Chocolate Olive Oil Raspberry Cake
Greetings, book and treat people! I’m back in Western Mass after a month of beautiful ocean and family time. I’m very happy to be home with my books and…
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 30: A Brief History of Queer Desire
On selfhood and longing
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Laura Sackton
July 2023
Volume 3, No. 29: Queer Monsters + Summer Blueberry Treats
Greetings, book and treat people! Thank you to everyone who commented, emailed, or otherwise reached out with kind words about last week’s newsletter…
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 28: I Don't Have Anything to Say
Greetings, book and treat people! This week’s issue would usually be for paying subscribers, but I’m sending it out to everyone instead. It’s been a…
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Laura Sackton
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Volume 3, No. 27: My Favorite Books of the Year So Far
Just 50 of my favorites!
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