Hello! Have you all had a great week? Mine was so-so. I found myself in a bit of a reading slump after finishing 7 books in January (which is a lot for me). Nothing is holding my interest at the moment so I decided to go short. Short, powerful books usually do help me break out of funks.

This bulletin is going out later than usual because I am working this weekend (I’m writing this on my lunch break) and didn’t have time last night to work on a post. We open in about 40 minutes and I’m hoping things are mellow after a very busy Saturday. But we shall see.

Books finished this week:

Sleepless Night by Margriet de Moor – This a very short book, a novella really, that I started one day at lunch and finished at dinner. It was recommended by the author Claire Fuller who reviews the most interesting books on her Instagram feed. The book hasn’t been released in the US yet, but I was able to download a review copy. It is told in the first person by a woman who gets up in the middle of the night and bakes the most delicious sounding cakes while she ruminates on her marriage. Her husband died many years ago, but she is still obsessed with finding the truth about him and about their relationship as there is a quiet mystery that surrounds it all. I found the language to be so lovely, the imagery is beautiful and it is a story you will find yourself wanting to hear. I had never heard of Margriet de Moor, but she is one of the most prominent novelists in the Netherlands. I’d love to read more of her work.

Have a good week!