André Alexis’ Fifteen Dogs

I know, I know, I know. I made promises I’m not keeping here, but life’s a bit busy right now, and the va-et-vient means that sometimes the books I’d like to write about are not…

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Five (No-Fooling) Things Friday

When I shared my passing sadness with you last post, Ceri thoughtfully wondered whether the cause might be a “loss of moorings” and the accompanying “inability to plan” while not knowing where or what our…

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Dystopia as Comfort? Really?

I posted this photo on Instagram the other day while taking a reading break from getting the house ready to be photographed for its real estate listing. Have you read (or heard of) Emily St…

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Reading for Distraction. . .

I thought some of you might enjoy this short essay by poet Molly Fisk on Not Reading — and I’m curious to know whether any of you have ever tried going without reading for a challenging…

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More Marlon James. . .

Thanks again to Georgia for a post that has whetted my appetite for reading Elana Ferrante’s backlist. I’ve got Ferrante’s Neapolitan books piled up by my desktop computer waiting for me to be home long…

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