CTL Weekly 08.09

Hi friends. It’s good to be back here after a week off while we were in Boston. It was a wonderful trip but it’s always so, so good to be back home. (I shared a lot of the Boston trip in my Instagram stories in case you’re interested.)

Here’s what I saved to share with you this week.

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Beautiful restaurant kitchens to inspire your home kitchen.

Chicago’s best 50 restaurants ranked. I was surprised to learn that we ate at #1 on our last trip.

Why you should buy physical copies of your favorite books. I felt validated by this! I shared my reason in this post.

Ina goes ingredient shopping in Paris.

Twelve East Coast road trip ideas. A great list of mini-itineraries from Maine to Florida.

Ideas from librarians on how to read more. Especially helpful if you’re out of the habit.

Some books of note on sale at Amazon right now:

• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Kindle) The #1 book on the New York Times best books of the 21st Century list (and #8 on the readers’ version of the same list).
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Hardcover) A new release that is getting lots of buzz. A Read with Jenna pick.
• The Searcher by Tana French (Paperback) I love Tana French, the best-selling Irish mystery/crime writer.
• Pink Glass Houses by Asha Elias (Hardcover) This new release by a debut author sounds like a page-turner. I’m also in love with the cover. It went right on my TBR.
• Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Kindle) By the beloved author of A Man Called Ove.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!