Election season has been stressful. It’s getting darker earlier, too. We thought up some nice books to read when the world is feeling dark – literally or figuratively.

–– What We’re Currently Reading ––

NicolaThe Wangs vs the World by Jade ChangSwing Time by Zadie Smith

HollyNothing :(

–– Books We Recently Acquired ––

NicolaEast of Eden by John SteinbeckState of Wonder by Ann PatchettBrain on Fire: My Month of by Susannah CahalanThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

And a few others – check out her library book sale haul here |

HollyNothing :(

–– Our Recommended Books for Dark Days ––All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Today Will Be Different by Maria SempleThe Harry Potter seriesRoald Dahl booksA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith84 Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffParnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley The Princess Bride by William GoldmanWinter, an anthology curated by Melissa HarrisonBonkers by Jennifer SaundersDear Fatty by Dawn FrenchHeartburn by Nora EphronGone Girl by Gillian FlynnFates and Furies by Lauren GroffThe Other Typist by Suzanne RindellAgatha Christie novelsAnything by David Sedaris or Augusten BurroughsAlso books by Simon Rich and Jesse EisenbergEverything's Perfect When You're A Liar by Kelly OxfordFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson (also Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir)Happy by Derren BrownParanormality and Night School by Richard WisemanThe Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman


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