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πŸ’¬πŸ“š “Hyperlexia is an early sign of golemcraft aptitude. Golems are made of words, just as Jews are made of books.” Emi Watanabe Cohen, Golemcrafters

This is a kid’s novel about two half-Japanese, half-Jewish middle schoolers who learn to make golems from their estranged grandfather.

🍿 Watched A Royal Montana Christmas.

I always love a horse movie and Warren Christie makes a great cowboy. Not much chemistry between the leads here, though. And I wish the horses had gotten more screentime.

It’s a little embarrassing that it took me watching Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to understand that Mary Shelley is both Victor AND the creature, not just Victor. (It’s not news that I make too much of her alignment with either of them.) 🍿

Finished reading: Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips πŸ“š

If your public library, like mine, is having a delay in ordering new books due to the closure of Baker and Taylor, may I suggest checking out an author’s backlist? Susan Elizabeth Phillips would be a great choice.