This book by Danzy Senna is about LA, writing, race, wealth and stolen ideas, and I loved it. I had no idea when I started that that the author and main character both live in “Mayberry” (aka South Pasadena) too, so that made it EXTRA fascinating to me.

New favorites in the house! 🏡 My kids and I love these books. We keep coming back to these stories and find something new in the illustrations each time. Beautiful artwork throughout! 📚⭐️ #LIBRARYHAUL
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Every morning I set off for a run but end up walking home, books in hand, after I pass the Little Free Libraries.

It is bonkers.

I lived in Berlin for years and never felt compelled to buy this terrifying German classic kid’s book, but it found me today in a little free library here in South Pasadena and I finally relented.

The good thing that has come out of posting on instagram about Bluesky and Cara is lots of little chats with friends I hadn’t been in touch with for a while. It reminded me why I DO like social media and why I don’t want to give up on it completely. So here I am. ❤️