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Some new lovely reviews: This one in Salon (with commenters noting both that Wrinkle in Time is not for teens and boys should read these books, go forth and live in a world of your making), this one in EW, and this great Q&A from Flavorpill (and kudos to the reporters who have to cut down my chatty meandering–which meets and exceeds that of print–into discrete sentences).

I draw your attention to this one paragraph, which yielded a sigh of relief from a Facebook friend who thought I might be an enormous ignoramus:

FP: Are there any books you purposely didn’t touch? Are there any you read for the first time for Shelf Discovery/Fine Lines?

LS: I’ve stayed away, I’ve noticed now from M. E. Kerr, just because I’ve decided I think probably I like her too much. I was worried I would destroy it if I wrote about it. She wrote this book called Me Me Me Me Me, it’s this fantastic book. I was like, “No way! Can’t touch it!” Or The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More I was just not going near, it’s my favorite book.

Yes. I am not a senseless clod. I am with Kerr and Dahl in mind and heart. I am just not yet ready.