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• A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

  

  There's something about Anne Tyler's books which is like sitting down to Sunday dinner. They are warm, and comforting, and resonant of home even if the home... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

  

  But even before she'd got the cigarette lit, she closed her eyes, leaned back into her pillow-and suddenly she found herself in an unfamiliar house with... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Birthday Weekend Which Made Me Smile

  

  A reminder that physical cards are important, too, because while I loved the messages on Facebook and the emails, a real card to hold is my very favorite. A... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Sound of The Mountain

  

  Do mountains make a sound? I'm a Midwestern girl, and I know more about plains than I do about mountains. But when I consider Shingo telling us his story, I... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber

  

  I never expected this book to reflect Christianity. Of course, the cover puts me in mind of Michelangelo's fresco of God's hand touching man's in The Creation o... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The More I’m Away From My Blog, The Less I Miss It

  Now here's a strange occurrence. After almost nine years of blogging about books, mostly, and my life, sometimes, I'm finding the need to do so less and less.... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Reason I Read International Literature is Bigger Than Literature

  

  I write this post with a roiling stomach, one which has been roiling since yesterday. Sunday, January 11, 2015. The day of the peace march in Paris against... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Secret Place by Tana French

  

  for literary and translated fiction The Secret Place by Tana French ~Katherine Philips Could not put it down, this mystery by Tana French. It brought me... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Havin’ My Own Private Read-a-Thon

  

  My husband thinks that in June I'll be resentful that there are Snow Days to make up. But, I'm not resentful now. Nope. This morning, Day 2 of subzero temps her... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante (Book Two of The Neopolitan Novels)

  

  As I write, the prisms from a crystal star left over from Christmas swirl around me in the late afternoon sun. They resemble the many facets I find in this... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Plans: Part 3

  

  Every year I vow to reread the Bible. It is a book which never grows old, but is new every morning, and with each time through I understand something a little... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Plans: Part 2

  

  for literary and translated fiction My January Reading Plans: Part 2 With the arrival of January, comes Tony's January in Japan. Among the festivities he... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My January Reading Plans: Part 1

  

  I began my reading year 2014 with Roberto Bolano's It didn't bode well for me. I read only the first three parts, about halfway, before laying it down. (As I di... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

  

  Is any friendship ever pure? Cemented in a genuine affection and admiration for one another? Or, must something impure enter in, something like jealousy or powe... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Christmas Eve Eve…and a Merry Christmas to You All!

  

  I'm glad to be home tonight, away from the stores and the crowds and the traffic. That's not Christmas. I like to think of Christmas as it must have been in... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Us by David Nicholls

  

  I am reading the best book. No, really, I cannot put it down. David Nicholls writes with a sarcasm which is witty instead of angry, and each line says almost... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Skylight by Saramago

  

  Just as a skylight is an opening in the roof, either admitting a brief illumination of light or giving outsiders a peek as to what's inside, so Jose Saramago... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Envy Those Of You Who Have Found a Template…and Stick With It

  For me, there is always something wrong. The header area is too crowded, or the sidebars are too distracting, or the site is too difficult to navigate,... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five Must-Haves For Winter Survival

  

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  Posted on 18 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five Favorite Winter Reads from Last Winter

  

  While looking back over last year's favorite winter reads, I give you the illustrations from my top five, with the title linking to my review: The Snow Queen b... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE