Sometimes my TBR piles arrange themselves artfully when I'm not looking.

The best plan is to have a book with you wherever you go. I'm reading this wonderful story aloud with a class of fifth graders this fall and enjoying every minute. (Don't tell them I'm reading ahead!)

Like Emily Dickinson, and in prose as poetic as it comes, Freud tells her truths about art and love "slant." An exceptionally beautiful cover, too.

"It's a novel, right? What's it about?"
Why did people ask "What is it about?" as if a novel had to be about one thing.

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"Where does it say that?" she said.
"It's written in the book in my head, " said Louisiana. She tapped her head. "And that's sometimes better than the actual book."

A satisfyingly twisty historical mystery, well grounded in period research (in other words, not prettied up, so be prepared), set during the reign of Richard II and featuring Geoffrey Chaucer and his friend and fellow poet John Gower as somewhat compromised sleuths. Bonus: Feline approved.