Life and death . . . and commas
Ursula K. Le Guin’s deceptively simple handbook on writing well.
All posts tagged: Recommended Readings
Challenging a narrative of rupture between past and present
A conversation with the editors of a new book on the writings and work of Gustavo Giovannoni.
From the bookshelf: March 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in March.
Reflection. Recalibration. Renewal.
Merton said “We have to be free so that we can just step across the line and that’s it.” That’s real freedom.
A generosity of spirit; a sense of hope
Stories of the contemporary experience by one of our nation’s most celebrated writers.
Rewriting the past to control the future
A new book that makes the case that those who fight for the past can save the future.
Bringing a measure of justice to an unjust world
Donna Leon’s latest mystery continues to explore “the ambiguity between moral and legal justice.”
My personal spring training
Reading “The Baseball 100.” Watching “Bull Durham.” Remembering John Feinstein.
From the bookshelf: February 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. Here are summaries of the books I read in February.
Pain, imperfection, and a musical monument to hope
A masterful work worthy of the world’s most popular piece of classical music.
