Fiction
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Reading Highlights
I’m not sure I’ll remember all I’ve read since my last book post, but here are a few highlights at least: Watership Down. What a fantastic (re)read. Who would imagine that a story…
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Piranesi
I left this book out of my roundup. Written by Susanna Clarke, Piranesi came out in the fall. I was so excited by the prospect of another book 16 years after Clarke’s astonishing…
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Keeping Company
I’ve kept company with some old friends, and some new ones, in the pages of books over the last few months. Though I’m not sure I’ll remember them all, I’ll try to record…
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Summer Reading
Most of my reading this summer has consisted of rereading — the lion’s share of it on my Kindle. I may have forgotten something, but here’s what I remember of what I’ve read…
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Hogwarts, Cathedrals, and Antarctica
I’ve polished off several novels lately. Our library’s digital download page — which of course I’ve visited in lieu of going to the (closed) physical library — has been really promoting Harry Potter.…
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Doomsday Book
I hadn’t heard of Connie Willis’s Doomsday Book till Ruth mentioned it in her reading roundup a few weeks ago. She said it was good, but not one to read during a pandemic.…
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Book Report
I’m not sure why, but I’ve struggled to finish books for awhile now. It feels like a small victory to have finished several lately… though this first one is still in process. After…
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Reads I haven’t blogged about
It’s a shame that when I don’t write, I don’t remember what I read — at least, not well. Something about the writing process grabs that mysterious interaction between a book and a…
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Virgil Wander
I finished Leif Enger’s newest novel Virgil Wander. It leaves me with mixed reactions. Have you read the book? If so, I would love to hear your thoughts. As usual, Enger has created…
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On reading, and waiting too long to blog about it
This fall, I re-entered the classroom to teach a couple of sections of freshman writing at the local community college. It was my first time back in 17 years, and I was continuing…
