During the week, it can be tough to stay on top of everything. On Fridays, though, we suggest kicking back to catch up on all the delightful literary reading the internet has to offer. Don’t have the time to hunt for good reads? Never fear. We’ve rounded up the best bookish reading of the week for you.

We Read...

In Jacqueline Woodson's latest book, Bushwick is its own character and looked back at National Book Award winner Colson Whitehead's ruminations on the early stages of his prize-winning novel The Underground Railroad. The Staten Island archives have a lot going on. So do these books, which we'd happily be marooned on an island to read. Remember when the Rose Main Reading Room looked like this? This man's seventy-eight years worth of diaries show a different way to think about history. William Blake's illuminated books are gorgeous. Guess what Wole Soyinka does when he is mistaken for Morgan Freeman. Get in a pickle with these books. Here's a sneak peak into the National Book Awards. We're loving these books written by Jewish, female authors. Banish chronic nightmares. Get some food inspiration from the experts before Thanksgiving.

Stereogranimator Friday Feels

GIF made with the NYPL Labs Stereogranimator

TGIF

No need to get up! Join our librarians from the home, office, playground — wherever you have internet access — for book recs on Twitter by following our handle @NYPLrecommends from 10 AM to 11 AM every Friday. Or, you can check NYPL Recommends any day of the week for more suggestions. ​

Unity. Kindness. Peace. Great booklist for kids from @wearealsc. https://t.co/q7737dRxuR pic.twitter.com/SxWQgGDZmK

— NYPL Recommends (@NYPLRecommends) November 15, 2016

What did you read?

If you read something fantastic this week, share with our community of readers in the comment section below.