This book. I just haven't read a book of poems in a while that spoke so directly to me. I have a feeling I'll just keep re-reading it for quite a while.

The summary for this book reads: "Profound, contemplative and gorgeous, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and a moving elegy to our humanity, environment, and planet." From 40% in, I find this description perfectly accurate. This book is a meditation. A lot of critiques center around it being hard to get through, considering there isn't really a plot. I know that kind of writing isn't everyone's cup of tea and that's perfectly fine, of course. But I can't help but wonder, with a summary like that, why anyone expected this book to be plot-centric in the first place?

What is your ideal reading environment? Do you go to a library or a cafe? Do you read at home in a book nook or in bed late at night with a nice cup of tea?

Edit - Everyone is adding such gorgeous anecdotes and environments they love reading in so much thank you so much and also GOD I NEED A CAT

hi everyone!! hope you all have had/are having a wonderful wednesday 💐

i’ve been trying to pick up some part time work in local bookstores recently (to no avail), and today, b&n opened their apps for my local store, so i applied! in the vein of not wanting to burn out, and in conversations with the idea of making your work something you love, i ask this question of those of you who work in bookish spaces: do you have a harder time reading/making time to read while working around books?

the reason i find myself asking is because i’ve found sometimes that making a hobby into a job (or even relating the two) can corrupt the escapism/fun of said hobby. in my specific case, it’s not something that would prevent me from taking the b&n job (as i desperately need a job lol, and that’s if i even get it) but im trying to gauge others experiences 😌

thank you so much in advance for sharing!! big love to the pb community 🫶

I don't know how I've read so much of her work and missed this, but only while I was researching things about the poems in this book did I realise that Oliver was queer and spent 40 years with her partner. Stories about queer people living long happy lives with their partners always make me feel so warm and happy so it was so nice to learn this 🥹🥰

How come that book doesn't have a movie adaptation ? Am I the only one who thought that it would turn out really great ?

I believe that people would love it and it would actually really help them and reach more in that way since a lot more people tend to watch a movie that read a book

Especially when the world there is a combination of technology and respecting nature , something that we must starting considering more seriously