Tag: books
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What I’m reading: No Straight Road
Given the unending chaos of the past several months, Rebecca Solnit’s No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain is a welcome reminder that change does indeed happen – even when it’s in such an incredibly slow manner that we may not realize it until it’s over. In “Despair is a Luxury,” Solnit…
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What I’m reading: The Power of Myth
In contrast to my last two WIR posts on books which were recent award winners, I’m going back to a 1988 publication: The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers – no awards, but well worth the read…and re-read! I can’t recall when I first came across this book, but however it appeared,…
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What I’m reading: Orbital
As noted in my last WIR post, I generally avoid Oscar-winning movies and book prizes – Pulitzer, Booker, Pushcart…their choices almost always leave me cold. But the 143-page Orbital by Samantha Harvey joins Everett’s James as a welcome exception. I ordered the ebook on a whim after reading a review somewhere (another thing I don’t…
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What I’m reading: James
I generally avoid hype of any kind. I can count on one hand with fingers left over the number of Oscar-winning movies I’ve seen/actually liked. The same for book prizes – Pulitzer, Booker, Pushcart…their choices usually leave me cold. Occasionally, I’ll pick up a genre winner – Edgar or Agatha in particular. But I have…
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What I’m reading: Dear Inner Critic
As you can probably tell from the image (accompanying notebook, pen, gold stars!), Rebecca Kuder’s Dear Inner Critic is just what the subtitle says: an activity book. And it’s not just for authors! It’s for any of us who deal with self-doubt. That’s everyone…right? Right?! The publisher’s website calls Dear Inner Critic “a flashlight to…
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What I’m reading: The Comfort Crisis
A book I first read probably a year ago came back into recent discussion after Hubby and I physically overdid it last weekend, what with walking all over town (twice!) for the semi-annual Street Fair, followed by his 20-mile bike ride: Michael Easter’s The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self.…
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