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• Review: All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun

  

  I loved this book about a group of people who take a cruise from Boston to the Bahamas right after September 11. Yun contrasts the fear and chaos of Boston and... Read more

  The 08 june 2026 by   Curlygeek04
  @curlygeek04
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• Yesteryear, Or My Fantasy Is Better Than Your Fantasy

  

  Well, Yesteryear is an odd duck of a book, isn’t it? It’s been a massive hit, the buzziest book of the year so far, and this because of its concept: a... Read more

  The 08 june 2026 by   Litlove
  @Litloveblog
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• Ancient Cities Of The Heart

  

  Earlier this week I had been thinking about the blog theme and what to write about ancient cities. When I woke from a dream (which I'll relate shortly) I had th... Read more

  The 07 june 2026 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: On the Shelf at LAPL

  

  In the Social Science/Philosophy Department of LAPL with my book SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL.A week ago I was at the Los Angeles Public Library in downtown Los Angele... Read more

  The 06 june 2026 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
  @CarolineSArnold
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• Classical Cities

  

  I met Steve for lunch today and promised him a short blog and a poem for this week's theme. It was a great lunch, great pizza, great talk about Rome and the... Read more

  The 05 june 2026 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• Ancient Cities

  

  Two of the problems when it comes to writing about ancient cities are a) what is ancient and b) what is a city. I was reading an article the other day that... Read more

  The 03 june 2026 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• Transport

  

  I drove from Blackpool to Durham today, musing on the allotted blog theme of transport as I motored along. It was a beautiful morning. Read more

  The 02 june 2026 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• Ancient Cities -- Bedrock

  

  Thinking of ancient cities and my lack of personal experience in the real world, took me back to childhood and my love for the cartooned world of the... Read more

  The 02 june 2026 by   Ashleylister
  @ashleylister
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• ...

  

  To Pie, the best girl,I don’t think words can capture the sense memory of feeling of your beautiful fawn coat, petting you while you were snoring away, the... Read more

  The 02 june 2026 by   Cathy Leaves
  @cathyleaves
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• PRESENTATION OF THE FOCAL AWARD for SIMONE Written by Viet Thanh Nguyen,...

  

  FOCAL Award Presentation at the Los Angeles Public Library to Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie PhanOn Saturday, May 30th, friends, family, and members of FOCAL... Read more

  The 01 june 2026 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
  @CarolineSArnold
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