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Reading Recap: At Tens and Elevenses

Posted on February 17, 2018 by

I was going to entitle this the Top Ten, but I must have been at tens and elevenses that day. Because it turns out that it is actually ten plus one that crowd the tippy-top of my list. One so … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: My Lucky 13

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

Oh, I am a jaded reader. Even time-honored classics don’t make my top ten these days. But after the way I savaged some people’s favorite books and then summarily dismissed others, this should surprise no one. I’m a slow reader and time … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: Creature Comforts

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

When all seems lost, pet a dog. Or a cat. Or maybe an octopus. I promise it will make you feel better. And if you don’t happen to have an octopus nearby, you can read about one and that will … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: Some of the Most Interesting People I Met Last Year.

Posted on January 27, 2018 by

I traveled seven centuries to make some new acquaintances in my 2017 reading. A dozen biographies, memoirs and historical portraits illuminated my tiny canon of knowledge of history, art, politics and literature. Some of these books were a bit like … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: ten books I wish someone else had read.

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

It’s not them, it’s me. Books that everyone loves but me. Books that are hyped, heralded; even a couple of classics among them. How dare I not like them? Collectively, they represent a couple of months of my reading year … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: A High Point and Some Lows

Posted on January 6, 2018 by

Another year has passed without turning on the television. Not even once. We just can’t seem to do it, sinking into our books every evening while the remote gathers dust. I believe the CE may have read 100 books this … Continue reading →

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Book Soup, Part II: Stirring the Pot, January through June

Posted on January 17, 2015 by

Nothing is yummier than a big pot of Book Soup. My own recipe involves lots of cooks in the kitchen: I’m in three book clubs, so many of the books I read last year were chosen by others. Sometimes that … Continue reading →

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