And a Last Few Titles of the Year . . .

I’m unhappy with how few of the books I read this year made it into a post, even in the briefest review. But I’m busy, and I’m human, and I suppose I always try to…

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Four Mysteries for the end of the beach days. . . .

I’m not sure why I never clicked “Publish” on this. If you’re looking for a mystery or two to sink into on a long winter night, here are a few choices. I might have read…

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A Potpourri of Titles

Yes, I’m still here. Some of my recent reading has been alongside my students in a 1st-year Literature and Culture class — with them, I’ve read Sheila Watson’sThe Double Hook, a Canadian classic, alongside Michael…

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Et en français, nous avons. . .

This is a fly-by visit (or is that flyover?) just to note the two French novels I read this summer so that I can move them back to the bookshelf. Françoise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse is wonderfully…

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Leaning In with Sheryl Sandberg

I haven’t been here for a while, have I? But ay-yi-yi! I postedover here about my response to Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In and that is getting a reaction. If you don’t read my other blog, but…

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