the dispatch - fall 2024 reading roundup
a summary of some of the best things i read this fall!
Is it just me, or has 2024 flown by for anyone else? I’m not entirely sure whether this is just due to things going on in my immediate life, or whether it’s reflective of some broader trend, but I feel like we were just ringing in the new year—and now, somehow, it’s already December. Perhaps this is just what growing up feels like, in which case I suppose every year from here on out is going to feel even shorter and like even more of a blur than the last. I sincerely hope not—I can’t say I’m particularly fond of it—but if any of my readers who have the wisdom of age and life experience would like to weigh in, please do so!
Anyway, on to the point of this post—when I launched paid subscriptions a few months back, one of the perks I had promised paid subscribers was a revival of the dispatch, the monthly newsletter that I had briefly started while I was in London. Thanks to a number of converging factors in my personal/non-writing life, that never really materialized (sorry guys!), but going forward I would like to make good on that promise—starting today!
This inaugural installment of the dispatch will take the form of a fall 2024 reading roundup, featuring short reviews of some of my favorite books from this fall, and going into the new year I hope to continue bringing back the dispatch in a more meaningful way! This section is, of course, for paid subscribers only, so if you’d like to keep reading (and hopefully get some great book recommendations!) please do consider becoming a paid subscriber—there are both monthly and annual subscriptions, and it would be such a lovely gift for me this holiday season <3
OK—without any further ado, here is the official culture shock fall 2024 reading roundup:
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