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Hello! Popping into your inboxes later again on a Friday, so I think it’s safe to say: Recs is now a weekend installment rather than a Friday installment. Cheers to giving ourselves more grace this year. I feel great about this and hope you do, too - I’d rather send you something I feel good about rather than something that feels rushed.'
On that note, I was not expecting so many reactions to this week’s earlier post, but I’m so happy it resonated with so many of you. WE WANT LESS SHIT junking up our brains this year!! Please consider forwarding it to your friends, enemies, etc.
One quick announcement: I will be at East City Bookshop in Washington, D.C., in conversation with author Olivia Muenter on February 4th to chat about her new novel, Little One! I believe tickets are sold out, but you can visit the event site here to grab virtual tickets. Tix are free.
Above the paywall today, let’s chat about the Emily Henry of it all.
And under the paywall this week: Unpacking the toxic mom groups piece, are we really friction-maxxing?, a snail mail revival, hot dudes reading, my new favorite makeup artist, the new-to-me newsletter I am gobbling up, and thoughts on escapism.
A DOWNTIME APPETIZER
Three fun things…
East Fork kindly sent me a sample from their new hand soap line, which I will gladly support as it smells divine. The real headline, though, is this limited-edition color, a perfect Downtimey, misty blue. I own it in the $14 itty bitty bowl iteration (above left).
I saved the above socks image from Melanie Masarin’s post about incorporating more color into her style and am mentally bookmarking bright socks + loafers for future ‘fits.
The life-changing magic of a pen clip. I’ve decided I need more of them for my books and reading life because I like to scribble, underline, and take notes while I read. Sadly, Papier is sold out, but this retailer has other designs in stock. I also found an Etsy seller who makes this simple brass version.
RECS & LINKS OF THE WEEK
Things to read, listen to, watch, and think about
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The Emily Henry obsession has made it to Hollywood, a la the recent Netflix premiere of People We Meet on Vacation, one of the author’s most beloved romance books. Putting the movie aside (I was entertained enough; it did its job as an adaptation), I’m most intrigued by Henry as an author who has, thus far, shied away from sharing her life publicly on social media (and rarely posts on IG). With 10 million copies of her books sold and nearly every one adapted for TV or film, her future success is essentially guaranteed at this point. There is no need for her to establish an influencer-like cult of personality to maintain relevance and visibility — a rare privilege.