What’s happening this weekend? We’re hanging out with out-of-town family, going to a fun show, and catching up on a whole lot of laundry after a busy week. I also plan to spend some time taking more photos and writing copy for the 2023 MMD Summer Reading Guide. More on that below!

I hope you have something to look forward to this weekend, and that this collection of interesting reads and favorite things helps ease you into that weekend frame of mind.

The Summer Reading Guide is coming May 18! Anne talks about what’s in the 2023 MMD Summer Reading Guide I recorded a short video (actually short this time: it’s just four minutes!) about what’s in the 2023 MMD Summer Reading Guide: 50 new-for-2023 featured selections, sorted into 7 categories, 42 titles in our genre-driven Backlist Bonanza feature, Awesome on Audio, What’s Your Summer Reading Style?, and more.

The Guide drops at 8:00am on Thursday, May 18. Preorder your Summer Reading Guide and Unboxing access now, or get it as a free perk of one of our member communities. (We talk more about how to choose the one that’s right for you on that page.) Your membership gets you all sorts of bookish goodness—and sustains our work for the long haul.

My favorite finds from around the web:‘Frog and Toad’ by Late Jewish Author Arnold Lobel Will Finally Be an Animated Show. (Kveller) Love this! I hope the show captures the magic of the books, the first ones I remember reading to my firstborn when he was tiny.

The 12 Best Cookbooks of Spring 2023. (Eater) Any of these on your radar?

Libro.fm is hosting a terrific sale for Independent Bookstore Day: shop the collection of audiobooks available for $5 or less here.

Every bookstore has its own personality. (MMD) For Independent Bookstore Day (tomorrow!), I asked you to tell us about your favorite indie. The comments section is fantastic!

These 15 Women Are Changing The Way We Travel. (Afar) Such innovators!

Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result. (The Atlantic) I’m not mad about it.

Whatever the Problem, It’s Probably Solved by Walking. (The New York Times gift link) I’m awfully fond of walking, friends. “Walking buoys the spirits in a way that feels real and earned. It feels owned. And walking, like a generous partner, meets us more than halfway.”

I’m a huge fan of the Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Primer, but golly it’s expensive. A friend recently turned me onto the comparable e.l.f. Power Grip Primer, just $10 at Target.

Melba’s Contains Multitudes. (Bitter Southerner) This is my kind of literary program. New Orleans is lucky.

It’s almost Derby Week in Louisville: perhaps you need this evergreen recipe for our signature pie? (Barefoot Contessa)

The Junkification of Amazon. (New York Magazine) “Why does it feel like Amazon is making itself worse? Maybe it’s slipping, showing its age, and settling into complacency. Or maybe — hear me out — everything is going according to plan.”

The Container Store is having a huge BOGO 50% off sale right now: included items include their fabulous rolling book cart in a variety of colors (they don’t specify it’s for books, but it sure is great for that purpose) and their Solid Wood Stackable Folding Bookshelf. (I have a “double” in my office behind my desk. You can see it directly behind me in today’s video.)

ALA Releases Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022. (Publishers Weekly)

From the MMD archives:Books I’m glad I came back to. Some books are worth revisiting.

15 literary novels that will have you compulsively turning the pages. This is one of my favorite (and completely made-up) sub-genres: compulsively readable literary fiction.

8 calming nonfiction books to read when you’re stressed. These titles will help you slow down, breathe deep, and take a well-deserved reading break.

Have a great weekend!

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