September 2026 Three Things

New month, new Things! This week, we cover big milestones, geographic anomalies, buzzy TV, travel, reading strategies, and more!

Our Things:

Becca turning 40

A mysterious disappearing island

The three-course reading method

How we're thinking about travel

Sterling Point

A new app for book events

September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer

Obsessions

Becca - Arrtx markers

Olivia - Folk Alley

What we've read this week

Olivia - Heather by Caitlin Mullen, Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen, Outlawed by Anna North

Becca - Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Out 9/15)

Events

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

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