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The Long & the Short of It (opens the original)
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Ireland occupies a big space in my imagination, always has. I’ve loved books set there since Angela’s Ashes, my mother’s family is from Ireland, and I grew up transfixed by stories of the IRA. More importantly, Sinéad and U2. So at the end of the summer, when my family went on a trip to Ireland, of course I prepped for the trip by reading Irish writers.1Luckily, Maggie O’Farrell released <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/land-a-novel-maggie-o-farrell/3d738c2054789906?ean=9780593320648&bkshp-
See-through pastry, gaudy hair clips, and a remedy for gel-damaged nails (opens the original)
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Every couple weeks, I’ll send you a quick hit of books, articles, recipes, products, etc. that are worth your valuable time. I do this for you because life is short and we’re already wasting too much time doomscrolling, right?BOOKSThis Is Where I Leave YouFor fans of Your Friends & NeighborsBefore he created Jon Hamm’s soapy satire on Apple TV+, Jonathan Tropper wrote novels
Creation > Destruction (opens the original)
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I like to dedicate a portion of every day sinking into existential despair/reading the news. Today, my angsty reveries were diverted by a cool piece about the Bayeux Tapestry. (Also check The Guardian’s more British thus irreverent article, “68 facts about the Bayeux Tapestry.”)It’s a 225 ft-long embroidered pie
Thrilled (opens the original)
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You know I have thoughts about the New York Times’ 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century,Thrillers are my go-to genre, after all. When this list popped up on my NYT app, I was filled with glee.Why do I love thrillers? Escape. Consume me with a story so urgent and irresistible, take me away from the humdrum serenity of my life, distract me from the news with even darker stuff. Also, I might be genetically predisposed. My dad loved “airport novels” and sta
A great $10 lipstick, crappy candidates, and why you should throw a party (opens the original)
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Every couple weeks, I’ll send you a quick hit of books, articles, recipes, products, etc that are –in my humble opinion– worth your valuable time. I do this for you because life is short and we’re already wasting too much time doomscrolling on socials, right?BOOKS<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bluebird-bluebird-attica-locke/c6b0e5b33ae1af0f?ean=9780316363273&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign={campaignname}&utm_content=6443417794&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16235479093&gbraid=0
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