I am somewhat loathe to recommend Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" trilogy since I know that, fundamentally, it will not be everyone's cup of mead. To start, these are big books. Wolf Hall clocks in at 559 pages, Bring up the Bodies 434, and the just-released conclusion, The Mirror and the Light, an easy, breezy 764 … Continue reading Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” Trilogy, + Mini-Notions Because We Need the Little Things Now
Month: March 2020
Introducing “Here Today” + New Books
A couple of quick items. First, meet "Here Today," a Medium site devoted to reflecting on daily life during the novel coronavirus pandemic and related social distancing. It features several writers, including myself. Second, if you have the means, throw some love to your favorite local indie bookstore (as opposed to that decidedly not indie … Continue reading Introducing “Here Today” + New Books
Communing with Delight
I'm running on the trails near my house, loving the beautiful crisp-warm weather, but also feeling irked because people are not giving space on the trails, despite the global pandemic upending life everywhere. As I come up on a pair of hikers headed my direction, I jump off the trail into the undergrowth so they … Continue reading Communing with Delight
Notions, the Pandemic edition
Soooo what's going on with you? Anything new or exciting? Weird about that pandemic causing a global crisis, huh? Joking aside, it's hard for me to think or talk about much other than the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the weird, surreal waiting game my community at least is playing. I am also so grateful for … Continue reading Notions, the Pandemic edition
The Wheelhouse Project: Retellings of Myths and Fairy Tales — ‘Till We Have Faces’ & ‘Circe’
So far, entries into the Wheelhouse Project have focused on Nancy Pearl's Four Doorways to reading. But the actual "wheelhouse" refers to attributes of a book that make it highly likely I will pick it up. This week we focus on "retellings of myths and fairy tales, bonus points for feminism, anti-racism, and/or realistic depictions … Continue reading The Wheelhouse Project: Retellings of Myths and Fairy Tales — ‘Till We Have Faces’ & ‘Circe’
Dogs, Coffee, & Books 