I usually try not to be This Person but there's a line about Anna singing along to a Michael Bublé Christmas album in the year 2000 which didn't feel right to me so I spent four seconds googling his discography and sure enough, he didn't have any albums out until 2001 and no Christmas album until a decade later...

It's not that I care this much about Michael Bublé, it just doesn't bode well for how much the authors care about the specific 2000 setting other than the triple holiday coincidence - time will tell!

I went to the bookstore today, and I saw 2 very different books, in an edition type I have never seen before: short story/novella duos where each story start on their own side of the book, and end in the middle. So you have the front cover, and if you flip it over the long way (which would usually get you to the back cover upside down) boom another front cover for a different book.

Have you ever seen books layouted like this before? Is it a new trend? Have you seen any other special special editions lately that you think will start something new?

If anyone is curious (or just need some google help to understand wth I’m trying to explain), the books I saw were “Grim and Oro” by Alex Aster (Lightlark series) and “The Traveling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat” by Hiro Arikawa.

Hey!! I loved reading seasonal books as it makes me appreciate the year more and stay present. I have a few Christmas books lined up but wondered if people know of any winter themed books not about christmas? So stuff about new years and later I could read in Jan/Feb to help with the cold months? I like romance only really (helps my mental health) and things like pumpkin spice cafe vibes. Both smut and non are fine by me!!

i’m in a bit of a cooking/baking slump atm, and i’m feeling inspired by videos on youtube where they cook food from films, shows & cartoons.

i think that the same premise but with books as the reference material would be super cool!!!

does anyone have any book recs that revolve around food, or have an excerpt of a specific dish that you’ve always wanted to try?

i’m planning to start by making the buttered roast potatoes from the secret garden, and maybe the petites madeleines from swann’s way😋

Do you guy have any recs for Cinderella retellings? I’m trying to put together a list, but I only have, like, 20. If you guys know of any other Cinderella books, let me know!