What I’m reading: The Elegance of the Hedgehog. My book club–appropriately named the Ladies’ Book Club (and featuring wonderful ladies) is reading this, which I’ve meant to dive into for a long time. I’m only a bit into it, and enjoying it–not as a superb literary read, but as a souffle. Souffles–which I adore, but have never tried to make–are enjoyable reads that don’t resonant beyond their pages, but hold a place in the world that’s deeper than, say, chick lit or mysteries (both of which I very much like to read, but they’re more of a candy-bar pleasure). We’ll see if I change my mind by the end. Oof course, I love the title for obvious reasons. And that it’s published by Europa editions, which does excellent work and is among my favorite independent publishers.

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