TYPE DESIGN, WEIRD SILS, AND EVERYTHING IS NOT FINE

LIFE OF A BOOKMAN

Bookman: 1. a person who has a love of books and especially of reading. 2. a person who is involved in the writing, publishing, or selling of books. Oh, hi that's me!!

Everything is not fine: I spent most of the weekend with my nose in a new book: Everything is Fine by Cecilia Rabess. I bought this copy in London a few months ago and had no idea how appropriate the themes would be for this exact moment. I thought I would be reading a friends-lovers romp – it was that AND examines the experience of loving someone who sees the world differently than you. Aside from the topical nature of the book, I loved how Rabess took the small moments of a blossoming relationship and turned them into huge plot points in a novel – because when you're in the midst of falling in love, that's exactly how everything feels: minor in detail, major in emotion. As a big-time lover of love, I ate it up.

What I'm writing: I can't believe last week happened. DAISY went up for preorders and you all blew me away with your support. Grateful doesn't begin to capture it. So much of Daisy's story is about the community that pushed her to new heights, the same community that threw a hand out to help her emerge from the trenches of hardship. I've been on the receiving end of that same type of backbone many many times, including last week. So thank you. And if you haven't pre-ordered your copy yet, don't wait!

WOMEN’S STUDIES

What gets passed down becomes our history. A few for the canon:

On the last weekend of the Savannah Film Festival, I saw an important piece of cinema, Emilia Pérez. It's a genre-bending film (like part opera??) about a Mexican lawyer, played by Zoe Saldana, who is offered an unusual job to help a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living as a woman, fulfilling a life-long truth, played by the incredible Karla Sofia Gascón. It was inspiring, heart-wrenching, entertaining, and informative as to what rebirth can look like – not just as it relates to our identity, but also t the power of hope. It's on Netflix and (IMO) worth a watch!

Oh and... American Murder: Laci Peterson was a disturbing watch. The amount of times I yelled what a sick f*ck at the TV was probably more than I should admit. Lotttaa rage watching. I remember this case from my youth, and it was wild to return to it from a lens of: this is a horrible example of women's reality today...that American women are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than anyone else, and that likelihood increases when they get pregnant. WTF. Also because I'm petty: can you all watch and tell me why Scott Peterson's sister-in-law is so obsessed with him? ick.

PASS IT ON

Stories are heirlooms. Here's one of mine:

One of my dearest friends is launching her Financially Free fall program, and she has a few spots left for anyone looking to transform their relationship with money. This is one of those core sisterhood relationships, and the amount of times over the years I've turned to this woman for advice on all things money is...countless. She makes every topic seem manageable, and every question seem reasonable. Check it out if money is on your mindddd.

And in the spirit of always passing on amazing work...SO many of you commented on how beautiful the DAISY cover is, which was designed by Raissa Pardini. She's an absolute gem of a human, on top of being a brilliant designer and type artist. My intention with Daisy was to have its external beauty that mirrored the insides, the loveliness of Daisy's legacy. Raissa brought that vision to life! Give Raissa's work a follow if you love to look at very cool, very inspiring things!

Also, VOTE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woman on xx