Hello! And welcome to another round of things on my recent radar I think are worth sharing.

Some Recently Acquired Galleys I’m Excited to Read

You x Me by Ayla Vejdani (May 2026)

The Keeper (Cal Hooper #3) by Tana French (March 2026)

Hard Times by Jeff Boyd (March 2026)

 Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (July 2026)

When holiday episodes were a thing

I’ve been rewatching Friends lately and out of sheer coincidence I watched one of the Thanksgiving episodes yesterday and I miss when shows collectively did holiday episodes. If you’re looking to stream some, here you go: The 32 best Thanksgiving episodes to watch this holiday season, from Gilmore Girls to Modern Family

LEGO but make it fashion

Malaysian Official Designers’ Association teamed up with LEGO for a fashion show incorporating the Botanicals line: Malaysian Fashion Designers Turn LEGO’s Botanical Collection Into Wearable Art

Abigail McGrath’s legacy

“Authoritarian governments view culture as a threat because in the writing and music and acting of artists, you can sometimes glimpse alternatives to the current reality. We live in a timeline that says AI domination is inevitable, there will be no future except constant war on a dead Earth, and the people with the most money will get to decide who and what survives. The arts remind us that none of the current truisms are absolutes—that there are other ways of living, existing, and being.” Abigail McGrath's Legacy of Art-Making Reminds Us That Another Way Is Possible

What a year for “you are the monster” to get a hell of an adaptation.

If you watched del Toro’s Frankenstein here’s an interesting chat with Professor Julie Carlson: How Close Is Guillermo del Toro’s Film to the Original Novel? A Mary Shelley Expert Answers Our Burning Questions

June Squibb’s funny story

Here’s a funny bit from June Squibb on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast. And if you want to watch the entire episode it’s on Youtube: June Squibb | Good Hang with Amy Poehler

The Best Books of 2025 Lists 📚

• The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025

• Electric Lit’s Best Nonfiction of 2025

• Electric Lit’s Best Novels of 2025

• Kirkus Best Fiction Books of the Year

• Book Riot’s Best Books of 2025

• Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2025

• NPR's 2025 Books We Love

• Time’s The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025

• Esquire The 27 Best Books of 2025

• Smithsonian Magazine’s The Ten Best History Books of 2025

• NYPL's Best Books of 2025

• B&N The Best Books of 2025

• Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice’s The Best Books We Read in 2025

Watch 📺

Pluribus (apple TV+)

This is my current obsession show! It’s a smart show (by the creator of Breaking Bad) with a lot of “wtf is happening?!”. I love that the audience doesn’t know any information that the main character doesn’t know, so we are 100% strapped in for the ride. That’s all I’m saying because this is truly best experienced knowing nothing about what it's about.

Selena y Los Dinos (Netflix)

This is a beautiful documentary that lets you get to know Selena through tons of home footage, interviews, and performances. Her husband, sister, brother, father, mother, and 2 other band members also sit down to talk about how Selena y Los Dinos was formed. It’s a great behind-the-music kind of documentary that focuses on Selena’s life and who she was.

Loot S3 (apple TV+)

I’m so glad this series got a new season. It is deeply funny, and also one of the very few current shows that is actually pointing at everything happening right now—specifically, billionaires destroying everything. If you enjoy Michael Schur’s shows like Parks & Rec and The Good Place this is an absolute must watch!

That’s all for now! Thanks for reading, and as always feel free to shout out anything you’ve been loving lately!