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 surface—sometimes massive waves with the power to obliterate cities, sometimes gentler ones. For a while, the waves are all anyone can see. And then the waves recede, and suddenly we’re no longer talking about anti-Asian violence or the occupation of Palestine or the sustained attack on trans kids that’s happening in Texas and elsewhere. The ocean, of course, remains. The waves recede, but the systems that cause them to erupt remain. And there’s so much that never even becomes a wave—the daily suffering (and joys, too) of people all over the world whose lives and struggles never ruffle the waters of Twitter and Instagram.
Laura, the thing I appreciate the most about your newsletter is how many books (and other things!) you introduce me to that I've never heard of before. I read a lot -- a LOT -- and that's increasingly rare, so just wanted to send some appreciation for what you do, and say thank you.
Volume 2, No 8: Masculinity x Infinity + Salted Peanut Butter Brownies
Laura, the thing I appreciate the most about your newsletter is how many books (and other things!) you introduce me to that I've never heard of before. I read a lot -- a LOT -- and that's increasingly rare, so just wanted to send some appreciation for what you do, and say thank you.