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It’s been another emotional week. I had a good cry this morning. The pandemic, the protests… there are so many things right now. And my cat ran away.
Quote of the week:
“Most people resist change, even when it promises to be for the better. But change will come, and if you acknowledge this simple but indisputable fact of life, and understand that you must adjust to all change, then you will have a head start.” –Arthur Ashe (quoted in this week’s newsletter from James Clear)
What I’m reading:
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Dr. Shefali Tsabary
What I’m listening to:
- Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong (Audible; much needed comic relief)
- In Recovery with Dr. Nzinga Harrison: “Racism is an addiction” (podcast)
What I’m watching:
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story (Netflix docuseries; this was probably the most moving and disturbing documentary I have ever seen. It will stay with me for a long, long time)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: On the police (HBO, but also on YouTube)
- Lenox Hill (Netflix docuseries; my friend, Ameena Din, was the production accountant!)
Writing news:
- Tiny celebrated its first birthday yesterday! And it was recently named a 2019 Foreword Indies Finalist in general fiction
- Reminder: All the Acorns on the Forest Floor is coming on September 15! You can pre-order at all the usual places. Check out the early Goodreads reviews!
- 3 things coming soon: 1) An announcement about my first non-fiction book (co-written with two therapist-friends; releasing Spring 2021); 2) An announcement about my next fiction book (coming Summer 2021); and 3) An announcement about some exciting news with my first book, People Who Knew Me
What I’m talking about:
- Racial injustice in the publishing world (see the hashtag #Publishingpaidme on Twitter, and read this article in Poets & Writers)
- The sobering reality of our future with COVID-19 (read this in-depth interview with a top epidemiologist)
- This article about how current times are exposing cracks in friendships (something I mentioned last week and Ashley Abramson wrote about for Medium)
- This survey of 500 epidemiologists, talking about when they expect to resume certain activities. Only 30% said they would resume daycare/camp/school this summer, which leaves me wondering what they are doing for long-term child care
What I’m grateful for:
Running. It’s my go-to for head clearing, and I’ve needed a lot of head clearing lately. If I go out early enough, I get some pretty cool photos too.
