Met Gala '24 and Edith Wharton

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Hi all!

I need *one more week* to get the final touches on our Age of Innocence read-a-long details gathered, but this is my promise to you that all of the dates plus a brand-new read-a-long resource are coming in *hot* next Wednesday.

Our next read-a-long begins May 8th!

We’re kicking things off in just two weeks! Order yourself a copy of the novel (there are so many beautiful editions to choose from!) and get ready for an amazing story.

Here are a few editions you might consider, via my affiliate link on Bookshop. Note that purchases you make via these links send a portion of your sale to me.

• This Penguin Classic edition, which includes a foreword by the contemporary novelist Elif Batuman (author of The Idiot)

• This gorgeous 100th Anniversary edition, with foreword by the illustrious Colm Tóibín (author of Brooklyn)

• A simple World’s Classic edition

Make sure you’re subscribed to Closely Reading to get all of the reading group details in your inbox next week!

I am *so unbelievably excited*…