Materfamilias Writes

Marlon James and his not-so-brief history…

Marlon James and his not-so-brief history…

Marlon James’ A Brief History of Seven Killings lives up to the promise of high energy made by its nearly lurid yellow cover. The novel, which earned a series of accolades and awards, most notably the…

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And 2016 Begins with Poetry (and two novels)

And 2016 Begins with Poetry (and two novels)

I’m going to try something new as the Old Year rolls out, the New Year in. Not a resolution, and I’m not sure how practical this approach will be, but I’d like to try writing…

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H is for Hello Again. . . and also for Helen Macdonald’s Hawk book. . .

H is for Hello Again. . . and also for Helen Macdonald’s Hawk book. . .

Very near the top of my What Will I Do Now That I’m Retiring list is “Resurrect My Reading Blog” with perhaps ten or twenty exclamation marks following that commitment. This is a teeny, tiny…

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And a Last Few Titles of the Year . . .

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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Eva Hornung’s Dog Boy

Eva Hornung’s Dog Boy

I’ve been holding out on you, but that’s because I’ve been travelling and having a tough enough time keeping up with one blog, never mind two. I do have some recommendations for great reading, though,…

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