The Pickup
The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer is the first of her novels I have read and it definitely won’t be the …
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A Few More New Books
Bookman and I made it out to do a little used book shopping and as you can see, I’ve added …
New Books to Warm My January
I have a little pile of books so I thought I’d share a photo of them. I haven’t done that …
A Few Words from Auden
I am still poking my way along through Auden’s Dyer’s Hand and it is so glorious that over the weekend …
Reading and Forgetting
We read and read and read, and we forget and forget and forget. So why do we bother? Joshua Foer …
Moonwalking with Einstein
I picked up Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything at the library on a …
A Right Place to Read?
Pope is doubtless at his best in the middle of a formal garden, Herrick in an orchard and Shelley in …
My New Books Read Database
I don’t know about you but I am always on the search for the perfect way to keep track of …
Nothing
How does one say something about nothing? I read a book about nothing, Nothing: A Very Short Introduction by Frank …
First Day Back to Work Ramble About Bookish Things
Today was my first day back to work after having nearly two weeks off. Oh, was it painful. It seems …
