Modern Mrs Darcy

Last year, I listened to a whopping 269 hours 59 minutes of books on audio, the majority while wearing earbuds. While I have three different pairs, I can definitively say that my Beats Flex earbuds are my favorite and increase the number of hours I am a...

Several summers ago, writer Rachel Syme hosted an online film club featuring a full syllabus of hotel movies. I’ll follow almost anything Rachel Syme writes, reviews, or hosts, but my ears especially perked up at the mention ...

Our Summer Reading Guide is a big deal around here, and every year I’m eager to remind readers that it’s not a list of books you should read, it’s a list of books you could read. Today’s guest knows that reading is personal, and that’s why she’s here to get my help figuring out which titles from the 2026 Guide she should prioritize for her desired summer reading vibe.

What are you up to this weekend? We’re supposed to get a long-awaited break from the rain where I live, and I’m excited to be outdoors for soccer games, picnics, and local botanical garden happenings. I also have thirty pages to go in my current read—an old Anne Tyler—and I’m excited to see how it ends.

I hope YOU have something to look forward to these next few da...

Is there anything more delightful than discovering a book within a book? A few years ago, I shared some of my favorite epistolary novels. Today’s book list goes one nerdy step further and focuses on novels featuring a book within ...