In April my reading felt hard. I couldn't concentrate on anything and although I ended up reading some good books, my state of mind as I worried about my job didn't lend itself to pleasure reading.
This month will be better. I now know that I will be split between four buildings. While I don't think that's a good solution and it certainly doesn't reflect how important I believe school libraries are, it's what the district has decided. There are fifteen elementary and middle school librarians in my district that they have reduced down to four. Eight of us applied for the four open spots, so I am feeling grateful I have a job.
There are still a lot of questions about what next year will look like, but this weekend I happily lost myself in some amazing books.
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is a debut novel that is absolute perfection. Told through letters, Sybil Van Antwerp has used the written language as her preferred method for communicating with others in her life. Each day she sits at her desk and writes a variety of people: her brother Felix, Joan Didion, her dear friend Rosalie, her children, the president of a college who won't agree to let he audit courses there, and a young boy named Harry. Through these letters we get to know Sybil and start putting the pieces of a puzzle together as her story is fleshed out.
Throughout the book we know that there is one piece of the puzzle that Sybil is unable to share with anyone, and there is also an ongoing letter that appears from time to time.
I finished this book on Saturday and have thought about it ever since. There is so much wisdom in this story and Sybil was someone I loved for her imperfections. This is the perfect book club selection, but also a book that is perfect for readers of all ages. This is the book I'll be pressing into everyone's hands in 2025.
This wasn't the only five star read of the weekend, either. I'll be sharing the other amazing book I read yesterday very soon.
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