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Books on GIF's avatar

I am also super interested in the Julia Fox book. She’s fascinating! Also, if you’re looking for elevated train fiction, check out ‘This Place on Third Avenue’ by John McNulty. Old school New York short stories. 👍🏻

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Eve Matheson's avatar

Thanks for the rec, Mike!

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Martha's avatar

I am also SO super interested in Julia Fox’s book!! Came to the comments to say that and I find you here too Mike.... maybe we should all read it together...? She is so fascinating I have to know more about her origin story

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Books on GIF's avatar

I love that idea!

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Martha's avatar

See you in slack to organise our exclusively Julia Fox memoir book club

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Kathryn Matheson's avatar

Reading North Woods brought me a lot of joy this month! My dog laying on his back napping! Fresh apples from a farm stand! The fact that crest white strips actually seem to work as well as they say?!? Being able to wear sweaters! Porkchops (always bring joy)!

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Evelyn Fox's avatar

I have heard many good things about this new translation of the Iliad and would love to read it, but it feels intimidating.

Also bookshelf chat is real. It took me 3 versions to get the *vibe* right in my little apartment. Basically I have come to the conclusion that I do not need walls but just continuous bookshelves instead.

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Eve Matheson's avatar

continuous bookshelves for the win!!! by far the most important thing in any home :)

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Lulu Farish's avatar

so important to listen to someone's hangover order

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Natalie McGlocklin's avatar

I am never bored by bookshelf talk. My husband put up a floating IKEA shelf above our IKEA wall shelf unit and it’s made the room so much cozier. He actually referred to it as “our library” 🤓😂 so that brings me joy 🥹

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Eve Matheson's avatar

Okay the floating shelf above shelving unit is elite!!! The library!!! Love it.

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Jam Canezal's avatar

I read the Emily Wilson interview. My Patrochilles heart 💕💕

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Martha's avatar

I’m also so pleased you’re loving your joy journal so much & feeling the fruits! It’s such a wonderful thing. My therapist made me get into noticing joy over 6 months ago and I now can’t go anywhere or do anything without making mental notes of observing things that make me feel joy. It’s so sweet when you think about how happy it makes our brains!

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Eve Matheson's avatar

Absolutely!!! We are silly little things and we are easy to trick. Why not trick ourselves into...being...happy?

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Kathryn Matheson's avatar

Dinner with you!

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Eve Matheson's avatar

This was a highlight of my month as well <3

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