I’ve had such a busy couple days that I neglected to post a #FridayReads this week as is my usual custom. Still, I’ve been reading some good things, so here’s a belated rundown on them.

“The Meaning of White,” a personal essay by Emily Urquhart on her young daughter’s albino condition published in the April issue of The Walrus magazine, an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, Beyond the Pale.

Siege 13 by Tama Dobozy, an amazing collection of interlinked short stories revolving around Hungary, its history, and its far-flung tribe. I’d made this a #FridayReads back on February 22, and am still savoring the stories, such as “The Atlas of B. Gorbe,” about a legendary childrens’ book illustrator living in NYC, and a sulking narrator who tries to befriend him. After posting about it in February, I heard from my friend, designer Michel Vrana, that he’d designed the evocative jacket, which I’m glad to show again here.

Also reading a couple of promising manuscripts submitted to me for consideration from possible author clients–a novel for middle grade students with a funny, gross-out plot, and a novel by a South Asian writer.