This edition of the stacks brings you a few interesting online reads, a bonkers podcast I have been listening to, July releases I have read and enjoyed, and my July book notebook page!

• I can’t stop listening to this investigative podcast ~ I don’t do true crime, but this one isn’t scary or grisly ~ it’s just bananas

• Sophie had me nodding along and wishing that the internet DID have hours of operation

• Melissa does a beautiful job of writing about what summer rest looks like for many educators, including myself

• Last week I wrote about books that pushed me out of the personal finance classroom, and this article about We Buy Ugly Houses ties in perfectly with one of my recommendations.

• Renee does a great job pushing audiobooks here and shares her audiobook sources ~ they’re the same as mine!

• Anna shares wonderful recommendations for books that place us in the natural world

• Natalie does a perfect job of summarizing how to find your genre sweet spot, and helped me crystalize what I like in a mystery story ~ I want it to be from the investigator’s POV, have a female (or sensitive male) detective, no gratuitous violent descriptions, and be written in a witty or whimsical tone.