Reading List: March 2021

I read some wonderful books this month – my top three being Beartown, The Midnight Library and The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Beartown (Beartown, #1) — Beartown
by Fredrik Backman
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A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4) — A Sky Beyond the Storm
by Sabaa Tahir
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Sex, Murder and a Double Latte — Sex, Murder and a Double Latte
by Kyra Davis
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The Midnight Library — The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
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Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood, #2) — Leah on the Offbeat
by Becky Albertalli
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The Mothers — The Mothers
by Britt Bennett
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) — The Parable of the Sower
by Octavia Butler

The House in the Cerulean Sea — The House in the Cerulean Sea
by T.J. Klune

Articles

Opinion: Joe Biden Knew He Was Onto Something Long Before We Did (New York Times)

Opinion: America Is Not Made for People Who Pee (NYT) – another piece on the severe lack of public toilets in the US (see also: this 1A episode When You Gotta Go: The Public Bathroom Problem)

Burnout Isn’t Just Exhaustion. Here’s How To Deal With It (NPR Life Kit)

The Stacey Abrams Effect (Marie Claire)

Why Black Women Are Rejecting Hospitals in Search of Better Births (New York Times)

An app that helps identify the Indigenous land you’re on

Late-Stage Pandemic Is Messing With Your Brain (The Atlantic)

Why This Wave of Anti-Asian Racism Feels Different (The Atlantic)

Handling the Emotional Weight of 1:1s

The Holy Grail of Transportation Is Right in Front of Us (New York Times)

She Experienced Busing in Boston. Now She’s the City’s First Black Mayor. (New York Times)

Other Bookish Things

Climate Fiction Reading List from Jeff VanderMeer (Goodreads)