I can’t recall where I heard about this book, but I had been in the queue to get it from the library for about a month when I finally got notified to pick it up. I actually was a little worried about picking up a book while in the midst of the MOOC I help
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Greetings! Tomorrow is the last day of our adventure together, and I am coming in short but I still feel very satiated with this experience– I think after 4 years (the first year I had no blog), I am finally getting the hang of how to select a reasonable reading list without becoming too overwhelmed.
I love talking about reading adventures with people around me because it invariably results in book recommendations! I picked this up at the library and ripped right through it- I was told by my neighbor Nancy that this is a nonfiction book that reads like a novel. I think she was spot on! I enjoyed
I finally figured out just how far behind I am! Two weeks to go and 3 books yet to be read. I just picked up Life’s Work from the library, which was recommended to me by a friend. I have family in town after just having returned from Europe and will have more family in town
After a canceled flight– delaying my return to the United States by over 48 hours– (yes, I know– poor me– but, when you’re out of underwear and you’re back on the clock, there is a little cognitive dissonance about being “on vacation” when you thought you’d be back home with your pooches and other such
This week I finished reading both Denis Johnson’s book of poetry (which I had started Week 1) as well as Notorious RBG, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. I think as we iterate, I am getting better at my selections. I find myself saying, well maybe yes– I “should” read that, but I don’t feel
On the evening of July 4th, I flew back from Chicago to Sacramento after a wonderful visit. I had mentioned in my last post that I had finished my book en route to Chicago and was in need of something for the way back. It is rare for me to find anything worth reading at
I finished revisiting this old friend, Touching Peace, while flying to Chicago to visit a friend for a few days. Have you ever been packing and decide you’ll never finish your read so you don’t bring another book? Then, in a miraculous turn of events, you finish your book and then you are shocked you have
Well, staring down my stack I posted on Sunday hasn’t stopped me from discovering my 6th book for the reading session! Well, actually, my 7th. Since I’ve written here, I started listening to Middlemarch by George Eliot during my arduous data curating sessions each morning. Ah, the troubles of being a reader… From this week’s NYer:
From left to right– The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium by Denis Johnson is one I heard about from Joseph Massey (a poet who joins us at ModPo once a year). I am excited to check out a new poet. Next, The Gardens of Emily Dickinson by Judith Farr documents Emily Dickinson’s
Seasonal Reading 