Complicated thoughts on a buzzy new release

Plus YA fairytale retellings, the best illustrated books of the year, and all about the HarperCollins strike

Hey, readers!

I am tired this week. Between the time change, the move, and some developmental leaps, Lou’s sleep has been off the rails. Add to that my own disorientation in our new house and frequent headaches for me when she has slept and I feel like a shell of a human this week. Still, it feels good to out of the holding pattern of living in a half-st…