Newsletter news, December 2024 edition
Hi, everyone! I’ve basically transferred my blog to Substack, and I’d love it if you join me there. I publish my free newsletter every other week, usually on Wednesdays, and feature interviews […]
December 2024
February 2021
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How to destroy a culture according to Ray Bradbury, plus a roundup
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You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. […]
February 2020
Who should you pity? Here’s what Benjamin Franklin thought
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Benjamin Franklin writes, “The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t […]
November 2019
Year of the Asian reading challenge 2019: completed!
Back in January, I discovered Year of the Asian Reading Challenge on another book blog. Obviously, the idea was to promote Asian authors, […]
October 2019
Need a new mystery to read? Here’s some new releases!
It’s hard to believe that it’s October already. Another busy reading month for me, as I’m sure it […]
August 2019
What is a book? plus blog roundup
A book is a gift you can open again and again. Garrison Keillor
This quote reminds me of my mother-in-law, who has Alzheimer’s. On one recent birthday, she received a beautiful gift […]
What should a book be? A thought from Kafka
A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us. Franz Kafka
Book reviews
Catacombs by Mary Anna Evans
Beyond the Moon by Catherine […]
What do you need to be creative?
What do you need to be a creative person?
Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse
July 2019
Mid-Year Freak Out tag for 2019 #MidYearFreakOutBook tag
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I came across the mid-year freak out tag through a blog post RT’d by