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The first half of this list will provide you with a handful of bookish 2023 planners to get your year started right, with some boasting some gorgeous bookish illustrations, stickers, and everything you’ll need to stay on top of your monthly, weekly, and daily tasks and plans for the new year. This will be the first year I keep a reading tracker to log all of the books I read, and if you’re also just getting started or want to pick up a new reading journal this year, the second half of this list has got you covered....

So, what happened? How did we end up here? If we take lessons from history, there is a suggestion that we will find ourselves back in a struggle of warfare and a breakdown of international cooperation. Given the recent rise of these movements in multiple countries, publishing on the topic is on the cutting edge and therefore (I say with a sigh) dominated by white male authors, though many of the books featured below are at least half produced by women)....

“Nothing is simple or straightforward about motherhood, that is for sure, and that’s why, across the literary landscape, there exists many books that have tried to capture all the varying forms of motherhood. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve chosen five books that address the complexities of being mom, that highlight the humanity of mothers, and that show maternal relationships at both their best and their worst. These books will have you contemplating motherhood on Mother’s Day and beyond....

This 1 hour ceremony has a tight time constraint, so food and beverage service as well as additional decorations and live music are not available. This looks like a perfect option for couples who want an intimate and affordable ceremony. The summer time slots for this service have already booked completely, but more will open up in June. The ceremonies will be held on the first Monday of every month, and bookings are offered in a 90-day window....

Nina Hill has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies leaving behind innumerable family members, all with an interest in getting to meet Nina, she is horrified. She’ll have to speak! To strangers! The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is a charming and quirky novel about one confirmed introvert doing her best to fly under everyone’s radar....

When tragedy erupts on a stifling summer night, three ordinary people, with the extraordinary jobs of rescuing strangers, are connected to one another in ways both explicit and invisible. Each is deeply devoted to what they do, but they are all beginning to crack under the immense pressures of their work. Suspenseful and introspective, The Waiting Hours raises the question: When you spend your life savings others… who will be there to save you?...

A post shared by Lanternfish Press (@lfpbooks) on Feb 14, 2019 at 8:24am PST 1. More Sexist, BUT Less Racist So, we all know that the main fear that Dracula preys upon is xenophobia, or fear of strangers, which is just an academic word for “people who don’t look like me,” which in Western Europe boils down to just racism. Although we typically picture Bela Lugosi when we think of Dracula now, in the Victorian period, he would have been a very Othered image....

Independent Bookstore Day’s official website is hosting a number of events over the weekend. It all starts on Friday, August 28 at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Below are some of the events the website is hosting, including links to register for each online event on Zoom, for free. Friday August 28 at 7:30 p.m. EDT: Join friends and former New Yorker copy department colleagues Mary Norris and Ann Goldstein for a conversation about Elena Ferrante’s latest novel, The Lying Life of Adults....

The new graphic memoir will be his first young adult book and will be titled Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game. It will be co-written with Eve L. Ewing and illustrated by Orlando Caicedo. It will follow a young Kaepernick as a high school senior who seems to have his path laid out clearly before him. He’s been scouted by colleges and the Major League Baseball, but feels like baseball isn’t his calling....

Years later, when I moved in with my now-husband, I bought a thick, heavy cookbook filled with complex organic recipes, struggling to make them come together. Each meal took hours to complete. Once, after I had made it about three-quarters of the way through the cookbook, my partner and I got into an argument about the division of labor in our condo, and he shouted at me that nothing I made even tasted any good....

P: Popul Vuh Q: Queen of Heaven R: Ryujin (Ryu-o) S: Shatrughan T: Tengu See. It’s out there. You just have to put in the time to look. Y’all don’t have that time; that’s why you have me. Then again, maybe balance and peace are to be found where worlds collide… RG Veda, CLAMP’s first traditionally published manga is, at best, very loosely based on the Rig Veda—so come for the adventure and stay for the excellent hair and sartorial decisions, but if you want a working knowledge of the Rig Veda, you’re going to need to go read the Rig Veda....

Even if you don’t yourself live with depression, chances are that you know someone who does. The World Health Organization notes that somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 million people have depression worldwide, and over 16 million people in the U.S. live with it. Depression isn’t about feeling sad. It’s much, much deeper than that. It’s an all-consuming beast that can manifest in a whole range of ways. I’ve found that through comics about depression, I’m able to not only find compassion for myself, but I’m much better equipped to understand how other people who live with it feel when they’re feeling their lows (and highs)....

A Brief History of Apple Pie Apple pie is recognized as one of the most iconic American dishes, but you may be surprised to learn that the dish is far older than the United States. In fact, apples arrived in North America around the same time as Europeans, who brought apple tree cuttings and seedlings with them to plant in the colonies. The earliest known apple pie recipes date back to 14th century England....

With General Arika Cobane at the helm, the Rebels take control of the Kongo territory and elect a Council to negotiate peace. Everything changes when the Council concedes to a last-minute English demand: the war criminal, Arika Cobane, must stand trial for crimes carried out during the revolution. A fugitive of the law, Arika flees north; determined to prove the Council has been infiltrated. As she uproots lies and uncovers secrets, the line between English and Kongo, friend and foe dissolves—her hatred festers and she fears even her beloved Hosea Khan can’t be trusted....

Luckily, one of the main reasons art exists is to help us process are feelings. Art can help our feelings take up space outside our head instead of inside it. But creating can be daunting and processing is a tall order, so to get you started, here is a list of ultra soothing art therapy books I use to help channel my worried thoughts or hard feelings into something creative, and maybe even beautiful....

When I put that into words right now, it sounds weird. I wonder if I should feel bad, if there’s something wrong with me. So let’s Sherlock Holmes this; let’s investigate how crime fiction is my version of self-care. Crime Fiction Helps Me Appreciate the Little Things First, it focuses my mind on the mundane details of people’s lives, which is relaxing. For me, the grisly specifics of a murder aren’t the primary sensory appeal of reading a crime story....

With the Netflix series arriving on April 10, there’s no better time than now to start reading up on the “Man Without Fear.” One of the most interesting thing about Daredevil is that the character reinvents himself so often that there are plenty of great jumping on places throughout his fifty year tenure. Here’s a list of great Daredevil stories that will wash the taste of the 2003 film out of your mouth, and get your ready for a new take on the character this April....

Here’s how it works: You can browse a variety of experiences that Airbnb is offering virtually, and find one that you’re interested in. Check out the calendar to see if there’s an opening, and then sign up and pay the fee (they range from $5–50 depending on the experience). Don’t forget to check out the materials required list to make sure you’ve got everything you need. Then you’ll be sent all the information to join in virtually on Zoom at your chosen time slot....

Patterns Downloadable and printable patterns make it easy to create an Outlander-inspired look. If you’d rather buy pieces ready-made, check the shop’s full listings; many have completed pieces available. Claire’s Carolina Shawl Pattern $10 Cozy up with this shawl inspired by season 4’s North Carolina setting. You will need 650 yards of bulky weight yarn in 3 colors to create this striped triangular shawl. The PDF pattern is for advanced beginners....

Okay, so one of them might say that “books are so boring,” but she doesn’t mean it and happens to read voraciously. Do you know why? Because we encouraged this love of learning early. (And because she’s awesome.) If you’re here, you know the value of books, or at least want to teach that value to some young soul. You’ve come to the right place! Books are my love language....