The many forms of love
Stoner has been described as “the greatest American novel you’ve never read.”
All posts filed under: Recommended Readings
Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share
Architecture, disability, and modern culture
Influential moments when designers engaged the embodied experiences of people with disabilities.
Reimagining perspective and agency
A brilliant reimagining of an American classic opens the world to us in a completely new way.
How to live—and think—through the challenges of our era of moral cynicism
A compelling biography of Hannah Arendt that is also a primer for how to think if we want to be free.
Be not afraid
An installment of the Chief Inspector Gamache series is fast-paced, layered, and ultimately satisfying.
From the bookshelf: April 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in April.
A classic journey of self-discovery
Reading a classic of the Harlem Renaissance for the first time.
When a butterfly flaps its wings
In Richard Flanagan’s superb memoir “Experience is but a moment. Making sense of that moment is a life.”
True short stories of the past
Nate DiMeo has written short stories that connect us with our past and our present.
Life and death . . . and commas
Ursula K. Le Guin’s deceptively simple handbook on writing well.
MORE TO COME... 