#bud smith

If We Were Villains, M.L. Rio - Fun but a bit too long! A young adult/coming-of-age version of The Secret History.

True Biz, Sara Nović - I really enjoyed this YA-adjacent novel, which is told from the perspective of multiple characters at a school for the deaf. The chapters are broken up with mini how-to and history lessons on American Sign Language, so you get to learn while reading a truly gripping story.

Teenager, Bud Smith - This reads like Hemingway and Bukowski decided to co-write a teenage love (?) story. Insane and fun! Great writing. It was a nice break from my usual books.

These Precious Days, Ann Patchett - It's an Ann Patchett essay collection—obviously it gets five stars. Gosh I just love her writing. My favorites: every essay about her dad, the essay about her mom, the essay about her extremely beautiful nature friend, the essay about why Snoopy is her writing mentor, the essay about her not-so-great experience in her MFA program. I read the titular essay and the one about her three dads when they were originally published online; I decided not to reread them but they 're amazing. My most favorite essay was the one about her decision to not have kids. Wowowow.

Things to Look Forward To, Sophie Blackall - I am such a fan of Sophie Blackall's illustrations, I have two of them framed in my bathroom (I recommend hanging art in your bathroom!). This is a nice book to flip through at the end of a long day—it is indeed a list of "things to look forward to" with personal stories woven throughout.

☠️ day 5 of powerpufftober ☠️

the challenge was “norm.” i wanted to draw mitch for a while so perfect timing 😌👌🏼

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