A classic journey of self-discovery
Reading a classic of the Harlem Renaissance for the first time.
All posts tagged: Recommended Readings
Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share
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.
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.”
MORE TO COME... 