2026 Book Review #2: Good Material by Dolly Alderton. A rainy afternoon at McNally Jackson, Dolly Alderton’s Good Material, and the quiet luxury of becoming a regular somewhere. On bookstores, heartbreak novels, and building community through ritual in New York City.

I bought Funny Story in the Palm Springs airport because the cover was blue, the names Daphne and Miles sounded promising, and airport decisions rarely lead to regret… right? Thankfully, this impulsive purchase turned into a funny, tender story about heartbreak, bad decisions, and the unexpected ways people rebuild their lives. Click for full book review.