Quote of the week:
“Any real change should make you feel, at first, afraid. If you’re not afraid of it, then it’s not real change.” –Nathan Hill, The Nix (just finished this book and it’s made the list of my all-time favorites)
What I’m reading:
- The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
What I’m listening to:
- The Nix by Nathan Hill (finished it, loved it)
What I’m watching:
- “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” (HBO) — finished this series; I’m glad they shared more about who the Golden State Killer’s background
- “Immigration Nation” (Netflix) — an eyeopening look at ICE. I’ve already cried and I’m only on episode 2
- “Indian Matchmaking” (Netflix) — a nice escape from the heaviness of everything right now
Writing news:
- It’s August so I can finally say that All the Acorns on the Forest Floor comes out NEXT MONTH
- People Who Knew Me will be re-released (with a new, awesome cover!) in October
- All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding Meaning After Pregnancy Loss will be out on March 23. Follow us @allthelovetalk on Twitter and Instagram
What I’m talking about:
- How I’ve kind of hit a “pandemic wall” (New York Times), but I still don’t really miss socializing (I could have written this piece in The Lily)
- The plethora of recent articles and essays about how the pandemic is going to have long-term effects on women’s careers (and their rights): Medium, Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Wall Street Journal, CNN
- The devastating explosion in Beirut. My heart hurts for the 137 people who have died, and for all those who are injured and/or homeless because of the blast
- The disparities in COVID-19 testing (this is a good article). I do not understand how “the greatest country in the world” can botch testing so badly. They say “know thy enemy,” and the only way to do that with this enemy is TESTING
What I’m grateful for:
My new Instagram page, @crazyshitmyhusbandeats, created out of desperation for comic relief. My husband has a voracious appetite and somehow manages to stay fit. It’s fascinating.
