Greetings, book and treat people, and welcome to November! It’s my second favorite month. I love it even more than October. I know I’m in the minority here, but I just can’t keep my joy to myself. My mom (who also loves November, her birth month) and I have long been fans of
I loved your tea time video! And I also loved that you just named Liberty as a place you get books from—I totally get most of my recommendations from her too! Truly the internet's most knowledgable book person!
Aw, thanks, Cassie, I'm so glad you enjoyed! And yes, Liberty is so knowledgeable! I couldn't not include her. Also, it's such a joy when knowledgeable people are such absolutely lovely and wonderful humans.
I love October and November too! The best months for hiking and walking outside.
And thank you for the shout-out 🤗
I used to go wild on library holds but since I started working at libraries I've had to really rein it in because I just saw books on order and arriving on the shelves every day and I can't read them all! These days I only do holds for physical books if I didn't get a review copy from a publisher and none of my three digital library cards have them available as e-audiobooks. I have to REALLY want to read them to track them down for a hold.
Oh yeah, I can imagine what it must be like to watch books pour in and just not be able to read them all! I admire your restraint with holds, too—I go through phases where I reign myself in, but right now I'm not in one of those!
The funny thing I've noticed recently is that A LOT of my library holds end up being books that I got digital ARCs of and didn't read before they expired! If I find myself really sad that I didn't get to them, I take it as I sign I really wanted to read it and put in a hold.
I loved her book Make It Scream, Make It Burn--it's what made me want to read The Empathy Exams, and there were several amazing essays about being a stepmother in that. I'm not sure if it's the same essay but I'm guessing probably since it looks like the book was published after the essay. That whole collection is amazing.
I loved your tea time video! And I also loved that you just named Liberty as a place you get books from—I totally get most of my recommendations from her too! Truly the internet's most knowledgable book person!
Aw, thanks, Cassie, I'm so glad you enjoyed! And yes, Liberty is so knowledgeable! I couldn't not include her. Also, it's such a joy when knowledgeable people are such absolutely lovely and wonderful humans.
I love October and November too! The best months for hiking and walking outside.
And thank you for the shout-out 🤗
I used to go wild on library holds but since I started working at libraries I've had to really rein it in because I just saw books on order and arriving on the shelves every day and I can't read them all! These days I only do holds for physical books if I didn't get a review copy from a publisher and none of my three digital library cards have them available as e-audiobooks. I have to REALLY want to read them to track them down for a hold.
Oh yeah, I can imagine what it must be like to watch books pour in and just not be able to read them all! I admire your restraint with holds, too—I go through phases where I reign myself in, but right now I'm not in one of those!
The funny thing I've noticed recently is that A LOT of my library holds end up being books that I got digital ARCs of and didn't read before they expired! If I find myself really sad that I didn't get to them, I take it as I sign I really wanted to read it and put in a hold.
And thank YOU for all the work you doing putting those lists together! I've found a bunch of great books that way!
If you don't get to the Empathy Exams, you could read my favorite essay by Leslie Jamison - about being a stepmother. I don't know if it's found its way into a collection yet, but it's online: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/magazine/in-the-shadow-of-a-fairy-tale.html
I loved her book Make It Scream, Make It Burn--it's what made me want to read The Empathy Exams, and there were several amazing essays about being a stepmother in that. I'm not sure if it's the same essay but I'm guessing probably since it looks like the book was published after the essay. That whole collection is amazing.