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Fourteen books you won't find on BookTok
A step outside of the literary trend cycle
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Sophie
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Books and Looks, June 2025 Pt. II
On the surprisingly moving murder mystery blurbed by The Bee Sting's author, translucent trench coats, and more
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Sophie
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5 on Friday: the five Fs of a perfect 24 hours in London
On North London's best croissant, the chicest hotel room in South Ken, and the freshest mint ice cream in Bloomsbury
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Sophie
Books & Looks, June 2025, Pt. I
On the European publisher you need on your radar, palazzo pants, and the best tea in Denmark
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Sophie
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June 2025

A personally-vetted list of plane reads
AKA: the books that have gotten me through WiFi-free long-haul flights
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Sophie
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5 on Friday: summer fashion finds for this weird weather
On silky sweaters; serotonin-boosting dresses; and an almost-sold-out shirt
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Sophie
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On dad
A guest essay from my husband
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Max K
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5 on Friday: why reality TV is for geniuses
The SUP theory, hyper-fixations, and my attempt to de-influence
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Sophie
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Avoidance cloaked in virtue
On what I do when I don't want to do what I need to do
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Sophie
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She's baaack: 5 on Friday
On Parisian painters, leftie pens, art deco, and Agnes B.
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Sophie
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Books and looks, May 2025
On Princess Diana, zebra print, and the Real(ish) Housewives of the Cotswolds
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Sophie
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May 2025

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