Author: borkali

I read this some weeks ago and am just getting around to posting. This essay with comments from readers of the original publication many years ago is worth the hour or so it takes to get through. Reading this essay from 1988 feels timeless. I value his perspective and while I write this on a

Another Van Booy book down the hatch! This novel was sentimental- maybe a bit too sentimental for my liking- but I do enjoy the way the author writes, so it was easy to finish anyways. The story is about a young girl – Harvey – who ends up in foster care because her parents die

I have had this book sitting on my shelf for a few years and have longed to carve out time to read it, which finally happened these last few weeks. I am a fan of David Chang — Kamil and I ate at Momofuku in NYC a few years ago, we both enjoyed Ugly Delicious

Another Van Booy book down the hatch! The Sadness of Beautiful Things is a collection of stories — some shorter than others. I enjoyed the length variability. All of them, as the title infers, are a little sad but also hopeful. This was a quick and delicious read — full of characters and ideas, lives

I’ve been working my way through these two articles over the last week or so… Pattiann Rogers on the Scientific Underpinnings of Poetry Why the Culture of the So-Called Great Books is Hostile to Trans People Sharing is caring 😛

Circling back to Winter Reading, I learned of this book from Joan Frank’s Late Work. Wondering if y’all enjoyed that read– I recall some of you picking it up, too. This book was satisfying and a delight to read. The story moves through the life of William Stoner, a dude who grew up on a

A young adult novel that is for all of us. Baby not only is a great story but features poetry– including Edna St Vincent Millay and William Carlos Williams. Tap dancing, beaches and a baby, Sophie, left by her mother with a close-knit island family for a few seasons. Everyone is touched by Sophie and