Cute romance with an autistic heroine, and it’s #ownvoices! I loved the representation of autism in this, the hero’s family dynamic, and his ability to be tough without being an alpha asshole. It’s also pretty great to see a heroine who doesn’t need to be rescued, and who loves her job. After awhile the plot became a bit too repetitive, and the drama felt flat because you know they’re going to end up together. Still want to read the sequel.

The Moomin series continues to be a whimsical breath of fresh air. A bit Dr. Seuss, a bit Winnie the Pooh, intended for children but, I suspect, even more enjoyable for adults.

Buddy read with my mom. An enjoyable summer read, with a bit of the Southern magical realism that characterizes the other Sarah Addison Allen books I’ve read.

Selected this while browsing the folklore section of my local university’s library for an introductory text. I found the first chapter, which is comprised of a concise history of folklore studies up to the book’s publication, to be useful. The second chapter is a bibliography, with leads on resources in various areas of folkloristics, while Chapter 3 is a guide on writing research papers for undergraduates. Obviously much has changed in academia since 1976, but some best practices remain, and this volume is brief and helpful enough to make reading it worthwhile.

The title is a bit misleading, as this book is written entirely for teachers and psychologists working with autistic children. It also provides no framework for actually understanding why hidden social rules exist or work the way that they do, and is little more than a list of things not to do in various settings.

I was pretty obsessed with this book as a kid, and spent a lot of time poring over the illustrations and daydreaming about mythical forests.