recently finished: I looked at what was coming out soon and decided to have a kid’s book week. Already for this week, I’ve read Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw, a middle school retelling of Robin Hood, and Trevor Lee and the Big Uh-Oh, about a third grader facing his issues with reading.

currently reading: I’m finally taking the time to listen to Rainn Wilson’s reading of The Phantom Tollbooth, which has been one of my favorite books for decades. And I’m still reading all the same grown-up books as last week.

up next: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden. She just released the follow-up to it, Dead Voices. And speaking of upcoming middle grade books that I’m excited about, let’s talk about the new book in The Mysterious Benedict Society series, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of the Ages, out September 24. And author (and actor) (well, and Fonzarelli) Henry Winkler has a new series coming out. Alien Superstar is out October 1, about an alien from outer space who becomes a Hollywood star. I can’t wait to read it! There may need to be another kid’s book week early in October to include both of these new releases.