Linda-Marie Barrett / Executive Director:
Reading: Just started Gothictown by Emily Carpenter. Not sure if a gothic novel set in small town Georgia with hints about “darkness lurking beneath the Southern hospitality” is what my psyche needs right now, but it’s highly recommended by SIBA booksellers and they never let me down.
Listening: The time of lawn mowing and leaf blowers for tidying up lawns is upon us. Mornings, though, are like living in a bird sanctuary.
Watching: Springtime blooming in the mountains, and The Residence on Netflix. Both bring a smile.

Candice Huber / Membership:
Reading: Nothing has changed. Ask me again next week.
Listening: To the crowds singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame because baseball season is upon us!
Watching: Now that The White Lotus is over, I've started watching The Pitt and can't stop. Already halfway through! I know it's not supposed to be ER, but in my head, it's absolutely ER 2.0 with Dr. Carter.

Nicki Leone / Communications:
Reading: Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Wildlife by Amanda Leduc.
Listening: SP shared her James Baldwin's Home Records playlist on Spotify, so a lot of Diana Ross. From Libro.fm, To Save and Destroy: Writing as Other by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Watching: Still in The Pitt.

SP Rankin / Website Administrator:
Reading: Ann Cleeves' (whose Jimmy Perez novels were adapted for TV for Shetland, and the Vera Stanhope ones for Vera) A Lesson in Dying was published in 1990, but it's only now published in the US. I love the way Cleeves writes about marshes and birds, chilly rain in chilly towns, and complicated people.
Listening: A mention of James Baldwin reminded me of the James Baldwin's Home Records playlist in Spotify, based on the records he had in his house in France. I've been listening all day. Jazz, blues, R&B, disco, pop standards, divas, and gospel--spectacular.
Watching: It's not like I don't adore Parker Posey in any/everything, but Carrie Coon was the reason I kept watching The White Lotus. The season finale (about which my feelings are decidedly mixed) proved me right and earned her a permanent spot on my list of TV girlfriends. I'm tempted to make a Duke joke, but I'm trying to be a bigger person these days.

Andrea Richardson / Sales:
Reading: I just finished Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams and hooooo boy is it a wild ride. I wish I was surprised at the things she described but I am just disappointed.
Listening: Someone on Reddit mentioned "Tomorrow Wendy" in some weird context and now I'm on a Concrete Blonde kick.
Watching: I will talk to anyone that would like to about The White Lotus (Parker Posey + Carrie Coon 4ever!) but I've been enjoying Everybody's In LA with John Mulaney lately. That guy is just ridiculous and the guest lineup is so weird and delightful. I love it.