Magpie Book Club: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
Book Club
A book review for my Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante -- a great candidate for…
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The Ancient Pleasure of Story.
Musings + Essays
A musing on Ann Patchett, imagination, and why we read.
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What Are Your Favorite Substacks?
Learnings
A roundup of my favorite Substacks -- fashion, wellness, memoir, cooking, and more.
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Weekend Vibes: Jen’s Weekly Drafts.
Musings + Essays
Weekend vibes: things I'm inspired by, loving, thinking about, and this week's bestsellers.
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What Magpies Are Reading Right Now.
Book Club
What Magpies are reading -- a list of trending current books to pick up for…
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Airwalks + Credits + Merry Christmas.
Essays
A Merry Christmas wish -- plus thoughts on how you readers have enabled an airwalk.
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The Magpie Diary: Dec. 3, 2023.
Musings + Essays
This week's diary: everything on my heart (and in my cart) this week.
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Where Do You Find Meaningful Stuff?
Learnings
Where do you find meaningful "stuff" -- travel recs, restaurant suggestions, great gear, cultural programs?
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Reading + Permissions.
Book Club
A reflection on reading, and on how my readerliness used to partly "define" me that…
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These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruins.
Book Club
Musings on T.S. Eliot's "Against these fragments I have shored my ruins" line from "The…
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