What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (3/1/2026)
Linda-Marie Barrett / Executive Director:
Reading: How to Try Again: An Approachable Guide to Navigating Chaos & Making Change That Sticks by Steve Kamb. Picked up at Winter Institute and enjoying.
Listening: I’ve been making time most days to listen to a guided meditation on my Calm app. The sessions are usually less than ten minutes and provide a restful break in the day.
Watching: Our latest rotation is The Big C, Brokenwood, and Heartland. Virgin River’s newest season launches next week, which always offers a schmaltzy but satisfying break from reality.
Candice Huber / Membership:
Reading: My brain isn't handling reading well lately, so I'm still in the same place as last week (and will probably be again next week).
Listening: To the sounds of Spring beginning to emerge, and I'm so here for it.
Watching: Started The Burbs, and I'm really enjoying it so far! A funny, modern remake of the 1980s movie.
Nicki Leone / Communications:
Reading: Transversal by Maria Popova. The Geometry of Hand-sewing by Natalie "Alabama" Chanin.
Listening: A new month means a new batch of goodies from the "Bookseller ALC" list at Libro.fm. What to choose? What to choose? Hovel by Alice Ross is first up, mostly because of the comparison to Olga Tokarczuk.
Watching: BBC News. It is agonizing and horrifying.
SP Rankin / Website Administrator:
Reading: Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith.
Listening: Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me. Also revisiting a long list of singers I haven't listened to in a while.
Watching: The fourth season of Dark Winds, which is excellent as usual, and this go-round features Franka Potente (Run, Lola, Run) as a chillingly competent assassin.
Andrea Richardson / Sales:
Reading: The latest Veronica Speedwell mystery from the amazing Deanna Raybourn. We are hosting her this Saturday and I cannot wait.
Listening: I've gotten behind on my Office Ladies podcast, so I'm catching up there.
Watching: The Pitt! Ugh, it's so good I can't stand it and I need episodes to release faster! I could do without the in-your-face-preachy-moments that abound this season, though.