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I acknowledge that I’ve been away from this blog for close to six months. I acknowledge this is not the first or second of these posts that I’ve made. I acknowledge that I took time away from this blog because I was pursuing side gigs that would allow me to review and write about books professionally (I’m now a fiction book reviewer for Kirkus! So, with this acknowledgement page, I’m saying that I’m re-re-re-launching this blog.

My column Required Reading will uncover works – in both print and online – that I think should be required reading (or at least deserving of more attention). I’ve been reading a lot (10 books since the start of summer) and hoarding articles I haven’t been able to read yet. All I needed was a warm cardigan (summer temperatures can be freezing) and the ability to ignore certain trivial rules (no drinking in the reading room; I’m very discreet with my coffee), and I had everything I needed to work effectively. It’s truly an incredible piece of work about size, power, and being a woman who wields both.

All the links you need to see before the fresh ink dries. Meet our new U

Aside from packing a suitcase under 50 pounds and picking out a wardrobe for 75° weather in 20° weather, my biggest concern is choosing what books I’m bringing with me. I know I’m not the only one who spends an inordinate amount of time deciding  which books to bring on trips (both short and long). So here’s my idea: to bring 2 physical books–most likely one fiction and nonfiction book–and my Kindle, so I have the option of buying books from Amazon or borrowing them from the library. The Girl on the Train, a thriller released today (by Riverhead Books) that I’m dying to read.