This edition of All Booked was originally emailed to subscribers on July 5, 2022. To receive our literary newsletter in your inbox, sign up at independent.com/newsletters.
Hello, book lovelies!
I am back! It has been a few months since my last All Booked! newsletter. My husband and I welcomed our first child in March, and I took a few months to soak in all the baby snuggles before coming back to work. Even in the whirlwind of becoming a new parent, I was able to read a few books while I was gone. In my last newsletter , I wrote about my love for fictional murder, and I must admit, since my daughter was born, those stories are a little more difficult for me to consume. I'm sure I will find my way back there eventually, but for now, I'm enjoying my time exploring some other genres. I want to highlight a few of my favorite reads from the past few months below: