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• Books Which Arrived While I Was Gone

  

  The Antigone Poems by Marie Slaight, with drawings by Terrence Tasker;The Good Suicides by Antonio Hill (and The Catch by Taylor Stevens underneath);Good... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Gift From The Northwoods

  

  It's time to come home. I'm begging my husband to stay until tomorrow, the official end of our week, but he is ready to leave. He's done with the rain. He's don... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I'm Going to My Most Favorite Place In The States. See You In a Week.

  

  ...and it is here that you can imagine me reading. But, I won't be reading on my nook. Or, my kindle. Or, my iPad. Or, my iPhone. It will only be me with my... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Midsummer by Carole Giangrande

  

  How the character of Aunt Elena resonated with me. An elderly woman of great elegance, she comes to America with her husband on Midsummer, June 21, to... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Yesterday by Haruki Murakami

  

  Erika stared at the candle flame flickering in the breeze from the A.C. "I often have the same dream," she said. "Aki-kun and I are on a ship. A long journey... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Summer Reading Plans. Because It's So Close I Can Almost Taste It.

  

  As you can see, if you've been here at all, I've made a few changes at dolce bellezza. I've loved the woman on the sofa, with her cold Coke and ruffled bosom,... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Lost For Words by Edward St. Aubyn

  

  "Sometimes you have to read the judges rather than the books."I used to believe that doctors cured you, Presidents led you, and book awards went to the book bes... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Japanese Literature Challenge 8

  

  I'm so excited for the Japanese Literature Challenge 8 to begin! Like the Woman Waiting For The Moon above, I'm waiting for the thrill that reading Japanese... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bluebeard by Angela Carter

  

  The familiar fairy tales in this collection are told in a charming way, but the most enjoyable part of reading them comes in reading their morals at the end. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Angela Carter Week is Coming...

  

  Caroline and Delia have declared June 8-15 as Angela Carter Week.'Curiosity is the most fleeting of pleasures; the moment is satisfied, it ceases to exist and i... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

  

  In an era, and a country, where crime is supposed to be non-existent because "theory dictated that there was more work, more fairness, less exploitation", we... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Third Grader's Favorite Read Aloud Of 2014

  

  I have read so many wonderful books to my class this year. We have touched on every genre, from my personal favorite, Flora and Ulysses, to Martin Luther King,... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Announcement From The Shadow Jury for The IFFP Prize

  

  In 2014, for the third year in a row, Chairman Stu gathered together a group of brave bloggers to tackle the task of shadowing the Independent Foreign Fiction... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Lost Luggage by Jordi Punti. Or, Beginning Spanish Lit Month Early Because I've...

  

  I picked up this book on my kindle last night after hearing a woman in our book club rave about it. Knowing that Spanish Lit Month 2014 hosted by Richard and St... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Where Did You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

  

  Is there anything Semple doesn't (justly) scorn in this most wonderful novel? From schools to neighborhoods, administrators to parents, Microsoft to... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Paris in July

  

  Click on the photo for creditWhat is Paris in July? It is a month long blogging event for anyone who loves anything about Paris and France. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mailbox Monday: Highlight on Arcadia Books

  

  How lovely to come home on a day in which I'm a bit sad to find a box filled with novels from Arcadia Books.The fine selection included Zenith Hotel, recommende... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Meal In Winter by Hubert Mingarelli

  

  "As we ate, and the soup disappeared, the music changed. The spoons made more noise in the mugs and the saucepan. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Emmerich murmured,... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim

  

  Is it fair not to like a book because the subject matter is vile? Because reading of shit filled septic tanks in which small children drown, violent... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Punctuation..?

  

  This little book, of only 35 pages, is the best punctuation guide I've seen. For one thing, it is filled with charming illustrations.It is also a reference guid... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE