I hemmed and hawwed about posting about SIMPLESONG Design on here for one terrible, selfish reason - I don't want my favorite thank-you cards to be out of stock when I go to buy them. I know, it's shameful. But I decided that these particular cards were too lovely not to share, so, begrudgingly, I will introduce you to one of my favorite letterpress designers.
SIMPLESONG Design is based out of DC and run by Suann Song. I stumbled upon her stationery soon after she opened her Etsy store back in 2008, and she's received a lot of much-deserved press since then. So many of her designs are stunning, but I think you'll find her library card-inspired items irresistible.
. In theaters August 13.
by Aimee Bender (Doubleday, 2010) is a novel of, as the title implies, sadness, but also of personal growth and family. The story centers on Rose, who as a young child discovers she has the ability to taste the feelings of the person who has cooked her food – whether this be at home, at school or in a restaurant. Within the culinary delights she samples, Rose is forced to taste the loss, frustration and pain of those who prepared the food, but also their love, joy, and satisfaction – the love the chef feels for those around him or even just his love of cooking. She makes a game of trying to identify the origin of the ingredients in the food she must savor or barely endure. 
, about losing her her book collection in that house fire. 
