The cover of a book broken up into orange and gray shapes, which, given the subject matter of the book, are likely divided on school district or city lines, or possibly city streets. The title is at the top: "The Containment." The subtitle, "Detroit, The Supreme Court, and The Battle for Racial Justice in the North" is broken up and placed around the orange sections, as is the author's name, Michelle Adams.

The Containment by Michelle Adams. This is one of the best books I've read this year and last. It's the story of the fight to desegregate northern school districts, focused on the Milliken v. Bradley case from Detroit and the consequences of that opinion. Highly recommend.

The background has lots of fantasy/fairy tale elements: a woman's finger reaching in with a spark coming out of it, the front of a puffy dress just making it onto the page; a woodland, an owl, red roses and other yellow flowers, a dragon's claw reaching in from a corner. Over all this and taking up most of the cover is corkscrew-ing yellow ribbon with the title, "The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic," on it and the author's name, "Emily Croy Barker" below it in white text.

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker. Finished this book a few weeks ago, but I don't have a ton to say about it. Ultimately, not one for me, I think.

Will be adopting this attitude next Saturday for Independent Bookstore Day. The route is planned. The budget doesn't exist.

I really enjoyed this one! Merchant does a fantastic job painting a really clear picture of how art, politics, and labor all related during the period

Reading Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine. Going to do some wandering outside now that the 90+ degree week is done, and hopefully lots of knitting!

I can see that! The series definitely don't serve similar purposes. I think the world building of the scholomance series is so off the wall and fun that I don't care about much else.

What book are you on in the imperial radch series? I just saw that a new one is coming soon

Oh it's a wild series for sure. Are you having a good time?

Agree!!

No it's definitely not 😭 I'm never going to unsee the iPod wheel

Coway really on brand (assuming this is Coway)

Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene

My book comes out in two weeks! So you order now and get a treat soon! It’s called “Body Weather“ and is personal essays and science reporting about chronic illness and climate change. Ed Yong and Esmé Weijun Wang had really nice things to say about it! bookshop.org/p/books/body...

I'm reading a book that is so good that I had to get up off the couch to hunt down a pencil so I could make my little thought notes in the margin

DO open the replies. Books are important even as it feels deeply weird to be selling them right now.

More books to read! So many people are writing sharp and incisive and necessary and delightful cultural criticism and history and analysis and horror and romance and deep dives into highly specific and intriguing topics and and and! (Also getting through libraries is very cool and good!)

Kate!! I'm always in awe that while you write so well for kids, your books are such a treat to read as an adult, too! Preordering immediately

Threads like this are the best! Preorders matter a ton to the success of a book, so put in an order with an independent bookstore or bookshop.org (where you can select an indie to receive part of the proceeds!). Amazon doesn't need your money, but the rest of the book infrastructure does!

Spent all that time on quicksand instead, which hasn't come up once in adult life

We used the wheelie TV carts for all of elementary and middle school, from 2002-2010. Never saw a wall mounted TV in a school in my life! Pretty average suburban Michigan school district

Sorry to hear about an unmanageable side effect; that's always awful. I will say I had almost no side effects on Humira until after a decade, although I did get sick *very* easily and usually with worse intensity to the people around me (an easy comparison while in college).

I started it so long ago that it's hard to remember, and I was very ill when O started on it. Probably a month? A few couple of months? Bc I never did an IV infusion, I'm not sure if bloodstream makes a difference vs subcutaneous injection in terms of how quickly it works for symptom relief

It has a button on the top that you push once you're holding the pen against your skin. You also sort of gather/pinch the skin/fat on the top of your thigh before placing the pen against it and pressing the button. The shot is pretty fast!

I did thigh injections the entire time, including my loading doses. I think there might be two different forms of injection now -- syringe and pen. Mine were a pen that looks similar to an epipen but operates a little differently 1/

I took Humira for 13 years (for Crohn's disease, not RA). If talking about the mechanics is at all helpful, happy to talk!

That's a great idea. I've never used msg, but it seems like such an easy flavor booster

All of this is so helpful. I'm thinking I'll give an acid (undecided) and smoked paprika and maybe cumin a try first and go from there. Thanks all!

A fantastic combination! Happy birthday!

I bet someone at NYT once, as a child, went into the forest to summon Baba Yaga but got the phrase wrong and the house wouldn't show itself. Still pouting about it all these years later smh

Not entitled at all, even if that help came with limitations (based on age, ability, w/e). We should all be able to expect willingness to help from family in difficult times, and it sucks when people act like that's ridiculous

I eat it with white rice, so more robust/interesting flavor is necessary! Would love to know what you would add. Specific herbs or spices? Some kind of vinegar? I've got a decently stocked spice cabinet

Swiss Chard with Garbanzo Beans Pile this mix onto bruschetta or eat it straight from the bowl.

I've been using a recipe for a chickpea, swiss chard, & pancetta thing that I generally really like. But the only seasoning involved as written is salt, pepper, & red pepper flakes. It needs more flavor. Dominant flavors are dirt (complimentary) from the swiss chard and pork