In September my youngest son turned one. I feel nostalgic reminiscing about the early days of babyhood. Or rather, nights. After all, the nights are what I remember: bathed in the backlit glow of my kindle as I cradled my first born and, later, listening drowsily to audiobooks with my second child. Reading was a means of staving off sleep and feeling less alone as I sat in the dark, but I did also come to love those moments alone with a baby and a book. I remember reading (the aptly titled) Nightwaking as I breastfed my eldest and wishing he would feed a little longer so I might remain immersed in Sarah Moss’s writing. As a tribute to those nights, the theme of this Crib Notes is ‘Books to Stay Up Late With’. The books in this issue are engrossing, entertaining and – crucially – easily readable. Regardless of whether you are keeping vigil with a newborn or reading at the end of a day spent placating a pre-schooler, I hope you find something here that keeps you up well past bedtime.
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