”Making peace with your body is your mighty act of revolution. It is your contribution to a changed planet where we might all live unapologetically in the bodies we have.”

What I love the most about this is that you don’t have to be “finished” making peace with your body in order to contribute to the revolution. The fact that you are on a journey towards a more peaceful and loving relationship with your own body is what really matters. Wherever you are on your journey, you are helping to turn the tide towards a world that is more accepting and compassionate.

i recently read this essay and i need more people to read it. there is no unmarked woman

Sigh. I'm going to hold your hand when I say this... 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

Oatmeal doesn't need to be sweet.

Try a savoury mix if you're not into sugar for breakfast :) I like to make the oatmeal and add soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, sesame seeds, and top it off with a fried egg and some chili oil or sriracha. (If you've kept up with my other recipes you'll notice the flavor ingredients are very similar lmao)

Other options:

• oatmeal + avocado + fried egg + EVOO + salt/pepper + chives/green onions
• oatmeal + tomatoes + EVOO + basil + parmesan cheese + salt/pepper/garlic powder (for a more creamy texture, add greek yogurt)
• oatmeal + cheeeese + bacon + spices

Just think of oatmeal like a quick rice alternative. These also work with quinoa or couscous. Carbs are carbs.

I'm in a pretty bad moment of my life right now, trying to figure everything out and not loose hope, so I was wondering what books made you feel like everything is gonna be alright? Books that gave you hope? Made you feel better or gave you strength to get up and deal with whatever you had to at that moment?

What's your most diabolical reading flex?

Mine has to be reading spicy audiobooks without headphones.

Now hear me out, it's only in the comfort of my own home. In public, headphones all the way (obviously 🤣)

First off, I cannot fathom the idea that this is actually happening, some inner subconscious part of me refuses to believe that multi-millionaire AI companies are actively taking physical books and manuscripts, some of which have only single copies (that was genuinely horrifying to me, like there's no tangible evidence of this document having existed anymore once they're done with it??), cutting off their spines, essentially decimating them, then scanning their texts to FEED AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN MINDLESS, SOULLESS, UNTHINKING ROBOTS SO THAT THEY CAN PROFIT? And yet, I know it's true, I know it's happening because I know that people can do this and not give a second thought about it. Can you tell that I'm seething? Second off, I know people are comparing this to Fahrenheit 451 and 1984, which is a completely apt and vaguely terrifying comparison, because it's always haunting to read a book that presents something in a less than admirable way and to see it take shape in your world, in front of your very eyes is, honestly, genuinely upsetting and rage-inducing to me. But personally, more relevant than either of the above-mentioned books, is a book I read a long time ago called Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine. While it isn't exquisitely written or even too conventionally "out-of-this-world", I just love it for its originality and world building and general plot. So when I found out about Anthropic and its drive to scan all these books to enhance the text-based element of their AI models, hence effectively the only way to access these destroyed physical books is through AI, I was reminded of Ink and Bone, where physical books are banned and the only way to access any book is through a tablet-like device called a Codex, which can pop up any book you ask for from its own pre-decided specific registry. And that struck me as so similar to where we're headed, it's honestly scary. That's why I always ask people to read this book, lol. Anyway, I had to share this and Pagebound was the only place I could think of. What are your thoughts?

Now that the fall 2026 PB Readalong books have been announced (🔗here), how many new books did y'all end up adding to your TBR/Interested? One? Two? All of them? Which are you interested in or not interested in?

I already have one that I've read (The Incandescent), but depending on how my reading goes in the fall and how much time I have, I might read Death of the Author and The Ornithologist's Field Guild to Love as well, since I've heard good enough about them before!