Happy Monday, Epic folx! As always, we’re wishing you a good start to your week and allllll the good books. Speaking of, let’s get right to it.
What Are You Reading?
Well friends, it hasn’t been much of a reading week for me. I tried going mushroom hunting this week (which was mostly a bust because we haven’t gotten enough rain in the PWN yet) and brought out the Halloween decor, but with temps still in the 80s, the October vibes are just not vibing and the cozy reading moments are nowhere to be found.
I did start Parable of the Talents (I’ll probably be working my way through it all month) and although I think I already knew this, I was surprisingly delighted to find that it takes place several years after Parable of the Sower, starting off a little spicy with some narration and criticism of her mother from Lauren’s daughter. I think I’m delighted because that means there is a future after Lauren Olamina’s time to narrate from. In all the ways that Parable of the Sower made me feel both unsettled and comforted by its proximity to our current reality, I’m both unsettled and comforted that there will be generations after us to criticize the decisions we’re currently making. Whew! Maybe I need to pick up a light, fun something to read on the side of this one.
I have been savoring my way through Jarod K. Anderson’s (of The CryptoNaturalist podcast) first poetry collection, Field Guide to the Haunted Forest. Jarod’s poetry is a love letter to nature, infused with magic, and affirming to those struggling with mental health. He just released his second collection, Love Notes from the Hollow Tree, and I’m looking forward to ordering that one as well.
And if you really want an insiders peek into Book Riot, we’re all reading the same book to prepare for our annual company retreat later this month Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition by Karen Berman and Joe Knight. I never choose to read business books on my own anymore, but I do enjoy having a shared framework and vocabulary for talking about biz things in work conversations!
What are you reading this week? Let us know in the comments!
— Caitlin