



She listens to Andi talk about the tragic and confusing death of her toddler brother when they were both kids, and then the violent and also confusing murder-suicide that took her father and mother from her not long after. Fawning, and she’s really good at listening. Loved this one.Īndi has a new therapist, Dr. Content warnings ahead for mental illness, self-harm, intimate partner abuse, murder, animal abuse, and gore. I hope you’re feeling a bit of that holiday glow still, because we’re about to get BLEAK. Please make sure you click on those books and read the descriptions…the titles alone do not do them justice. Orange World and Other Stories by Karen RussellĪmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Instead, here are a handful of weirdish books (no annotations) that I personally think would be great Secret Santa or Swiss Army Knife gifts if needed. I had grand plans of giving you a short annotated list of weird books that would make great gifts, but I just didn’t have the brain capacity to follow through. This is why it’s late…my deepest apologies. Not COVID sick, but sick enough that I spent the remainder of my vacation recovering and not working on this newsletter. I hope you were able to do the same this year! I hope you were able to do the same this year! Unfortunately, all of my fun holiday activity actually got me sick. I hope you’re enjoying the holiday season! Thanksgiving has always been a time full of joy and laughter for me, when I can enjoy a beautiful meal with beautiful loved ones.
