What did I read in February? Some old books, and some new; some literary fiction and a few good mysteries; “chicklit” that was more than it seemed; and a bit of self-help for an aspiring artist. Click through to read more about these books, maybe add some to your To Be Read List, and maybe add a few titles to the Book Chat that generally grows in the post’s Comments.
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Just letting you know that I’ve posted a new article on Substack: “On Writing the Ordinary, and Why that Matters (Against the Ob-literation of so much that we value). It was prompted, in large part, by the upending I felt — as did many/most of you, I know — in watching Friday’s horrifying imbroglio. I suppose you could say it’s my ode to what keeps me going, comforts and inspires me in my quotidian domestic, my daily rounds. Click through to read an excerpt and access links that will take you to my Substack post.
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I’ve posted another little essay over on Substack; I’ve titled it “Pomegranates and Memories,” Click through to read an excerpt from that essay and a link to take you to the full post.
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Another reading year is well underway, and here’s my first month’s reading. Click through to read my (brief) responses to each: three mysteries, a biography, a memoir/cultural history, literary fiction, and an illustrated memoir about visiting Paris. Click through to read, and perhaps you’ll join our book conversation as well.
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Just sharing an excerpt from my latest Substack post, with a bit of household news to distract us from The Other News and allow us some comfort in community. Click through to read. xoxo
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