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Next up in Comforting Things, Creative Director Raquel Reyes finds her calm in relearning intentional living and embracing whatever works in the moment.

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Chasing Time and The Last Summer of Ada Bloom

Chronicling a lonely, overwhelming summer, Martine Murray’s debut The Last Summer of Ada Bloom tells the story of a family on the edge of loss. Creative Director Raquel Reyes shares her review.

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Five Things to Do This Spring

Entering a new month with the pleasures of a typical Spring on hold, our Creative Director and self-declared resident homebody Raquel Reyes shares five things to do this month at home.

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Some Thoughts on International Women’s Day

This International Women's Day, Creative Director discusses her discomfort with the matters of the day, and shares a selection of her reading list on the topic.

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By Our Bedsides, Vol. 6 – Raquel Reyes

Reviving The Attic's beloved nighttime series for a new year and season, Raquel Reyes invites us to bed.

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Comforting Films, Vol. 4: Another Valentine’s Day Roundup

With her usual wit and love for romantic comedy, Creative Director Raquel Reyes returns with a second annual list of films to watch this Valentine's Day.

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Our 2019 in Books: Raquel Reyes

As 2019 comes to an end and we enter into 2020, we consider the reading that defined each of our years. In our continuing series, Creative Director Raquel Reyes looks at the multiple goals, obstacles, and genres that made up her year, and finally embracing the ultimate act of reading for pleasure.

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The Magical Language of Others is a Masterclass in Understanding

Exploring trauma, poetry, and family relationships, Raquel Reyes reviews E.J. Koh's coming of age memoir, The Magical Language of Others.

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Five Things to Do This January

Kicking off a new year and decade, we look toward resolutions and fighting off the January blues with five easy things to do this month.

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It's Lit: A New Year's Eve Reading List

Analyzing her favorite genre, “anything involving emotionally messy people throwing irresponsible parties” and her favorite night of the year, Creative Director Raquel Reyes brings us a reading list full of parties, drama, and festivities galore.

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Five Things to Do This December

Welcoming the final month of the year (and decade!!), Creative Director Raquel Reyes shares an easy to-do list for kicking off the most festive time of the year.

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How To Dress Like A Witch

In this edition of How To Dress Like Your Novel, we turn away from any specific novel and, instead, towards the very seeds of our collective aesthetic. Examining history, art, pop culture, and more, Raquel Reyes shows us how to dress like a witch.

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Travel Through the Pages: The South

Closing out the summer chapter of our travel series, Creative Director Raquel Reyes brings us to her Southern home, sharing the films, books, music, and art that have shaped her love of the region.

Win a Copy of Costalegre!

To celebrate the release of Courtney Maum’s Costalegre, we’re partnering with Tin House to giveaway 3 copies!! Read on to see how you can enter!

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